Originally Posted by
Jughead135
I don't follow this.
If there's a raise given within a consecutive 18 month period, a review is triggered. Having a review done in April does not preclude another review done in (say) December. As of the April review (and the resultant .55% raise), the 18 month clock got reset. If 30% or more of the non-pilot, US-based employee groups get a raise(s) within 18 months (whether that happens in December in one shot, or, say, 15% get a raise in Dec and another 15% get a raise in Feb), that will trigger a review.
What am I missing?
My guess is that they give a sizable raise to the other employees before the end of the year to avoid giving one in 2016. The review is triggered as you say. It will look at the lesser of the raise or the difference in the UAL/AAL metric. Since that latter difference is now "zero" as a result of the April increase, we would be awarded a pay increase of--"zero."
But maybe I'm wrong, and they hold off till next year which could trigger a raise for us. Time will tell.