Originally Posted by
Rahlifer
The IBT was perfectly ok with the ridiculous "OT" override when it first was offered a few years ago. Precedent has been set. Too bad, so sad. As far as the whole new hire bonus thing, pilots are not considered "employees" until they pass IOE. So the bonus is offered and paid out before the CBA applies.
I say, if Republic can pay non employees, then the IBT should pay people to not go to class. On the same lines, I'd say pick the most understaffed base and pay people not to do OT, like a monthly stipend of a few hundred bucks. That would be fun. The company would go running to court just as we have.
I'm not sure where the not considered "employees" comes from. There is a threshold but it's a lot sooner than IOE.