Originally Posted by
Sideshow Bob
Bear in mind captain signing bonus for the '06 contract was $60,000.
It is amusing how defensive FDX guys are...given your lackluster contract it's that much more amusing.:roll eyes:
I can't wait for the cornucopia of excuses
if/when we come up with a far better contract. ALPA will no doubt take credit for it.
How long had your contract been amendable before your 2006 bonus payments? Need to know that to properly consider the size of your 2006 bonus.
Our bonus has always been sold to us as a payment to recoup the "lost" raises while negotiating. We went 2.5 years for this recent TA. The reason a lot of us are carping over our bonus is that our pay raise is essentially a 3% YOY raise from our amendable date, but our bonus falls a bit short of compensating us fully for that 2.5 years.