Originally Posted by
Gearswinger
Regardless of the original airline, not cutting the pay of those who are in upgrade training currently on LOA50 is not a kick in the ass to anyone. Nothing is being taken away from the pilot group, no one is being screwed. One person or group getting a benefit does not equal the rest having something taken away.
Life isn't fair, most people were taught by their parents at a young age that not everyone gets a lollipop. Same principle.
That's a new separate issue. I was talking about LOA 50 and the original intent of this in the first place.
It's essentially created a B-scale for FOs. You had FOs getting paid a different wage scale depending on individual circumstance. Completely okay in the corporate America individual-market in which you negotiate your own pay and benefits, but completely wrong in an airline union setting where you have one scale for FOs and one scale for CAs. Did you not read the part where I said the company offered FOs a pay increase for year 1 and year 2, and it was turned down by the union?