Originally Posted by
Pro2nd
Why? Delta pilots voted down a 20% pay raise. And their profit sharing blows us out of the water.
Our 2012 contract was still very conservative to nurture the merger and protect the company from an uncertain economy. Correct me if I'm wrong, but our 2000 contract corrected for 2.5 percent inflation would put our top rate at around $350/hr.
20% over 3 years - really 4 years, as it's 4 separate pay raises. With a reduction in profit sharing, among other nonwage reductions.
Sure, shoot for a big pay raise. And give up a lot of QOL stuff. That's what Devious Dubinsky did in C2K. And the large majority of us fell for it.
Don't get distracted by the shiny object; look at the big picture in a contract.
Originally Posted by
Sniper66
It is vey reasonable
Look at the rates 15 years ago and look at the profits 15 years
250 per hour wide body captain was the pay in 1988
Yes in 1998
Clean up your post - 1988 or 1998? And cite a reference for what you're claiming.
You must have been in cryogenic storage the last 15 years because it was brutal for the airline industry - and cherry picking the previous zenith of airline salaries weakens your case. Maybe you should use the old worn out comparison that an airline captain in the 1960s was paid the equivalent of a new Cadillac every month? That's an equally unrealistic datapoint..