Originally Posted by worstpilotever

I believe if we vote this TA in we are making a mistake. Down at the bottom of the new payscales, there is an entry for the CS100. The pay for this AC is roughly 25% less than the Airbus, the 737 and the 757-200. For 12 year captains that is $50/hr, or $50000/yr. I have a sneaking suspicion that 30 seconds after we vote in this contract, an order for a good number of these will be announced. I also have a feeling that as the 319s in particular get older and are retired, they will be replaced with the CS100 at a vastly lower payscale.

The CS100 holds less people you say, so why shouldn't it pay less? This is true, but the difference between the 320 and the 319 is about 22 seats but only a few dollars an hour. The difference between the 319 and the CS is about 28 seats, why the huge discrepancy in pay?

I know we are supposed to get some used 319s, but I think that is a temporary measure and I cant help but feel that this is the concession....phasing out a decent paying 319 for a substantially less paying CS100.

I have not made up my mind yet, but because of these pay rates, I am leaning heavily toward a no. I think we should start sec 6 and go for all the improvements to make a truly industry leading contract. A union guy told me he thinks that is what the company wants from this TA....to push off the sec 6 until hopefully worse economic times.