Originally Posted by
otter1
I agree, Chimpy. After listening to the pilot call, I don't believe the slope will get fixed. I believe it was PS who mentioned the unfairness of giving the junior guys more money. I would counter with the fact the pay scale as it stands is unfair, as the more junior you are, the further you are from industry average.
I'm guessing we'll eventually get a TA that has a number of improvements for all, like long call reserve, LTD, scope, etc., but without fixing the slope. The union will try and sell it by saying that it's the best they can do, if you don't vote for this it could be years, and so on.
They need to have a number of questions on the survey about the slope, not just generic, "What is the minimum percentage increase you would accept?" kinds of questions.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think they said fixing the slope would prove too costly to the company, not that it would be unfair. I think that's a stupid argument and the slope needs to be fixed, but I'll be looking at how that slope affects me over the life of the contract before I automatically say yes or no. Someone brought up the great point that every month that goes by, more and more new hires become eligible to vote on a contract. They're not going to vote for a contract that doesn't improve their pay greatly. In fact, the majority of pilots have been here post-2010 and that number increases each month.