Originally Posted by
390SetBlue
If you're speaking to first year pay, I don't think our union should expend negotiating capital on people who aren't here. The union is correct. Let the market and spirit determine first year pay. However, I do believe we should get retro pay and a smoother pay scale.
Wait, what? You do realize there are pilots on first year pay now? That's always the case, it's not just for the future pilots. Current pilots have to go ~ 2 months on training pay and ~ 10 months on year 1 pay. A little pathetic that at a place that pays 38.50/hr to fly an Airbus that even a regular line pilot would say he doesn't want any negotiating power spent on increasing that amount. As long as you get yours, right?