Originally Posted by
Bigflya
Gents, been a long time since I posted. Probably C2012. I have been saying for a long time that the co can't just come out with big flashy numbers like 15,10,8,8 (for hypothetical purposes only) without upsetting the other labor groups. Like it or not we do negotiate for the company. The other groups would look to unionize quick. They need to give us shadow raises that increase our W2 but aren't obvious to the avg employee. Avg daily guarantee, 401k (over the max comes back as pay) vacation etc. I'm giving the MEC the benefit of the doubt until I see it. The headline raise numbers could be deceiving. Full disclosure. My DPA card is current.
1.) Increasing the average daily guarantee doesn't help pilots who are on reserve.
2.) If other airlines pilots have "big flashy" pay rate numbers, Delta pilots have to have them too (plus some), regardless of what the other employee groups will think.
3.) Maybe the other employee groups deserve a pay increase, too.
Full disclosure: My DPA card is not current and I will not renew it.
