Originally Posted by
DirectTo
Just the messenger:
We need to get pilots here NOW. We need to take this retention bonus to keep pilots here and bring in new hires or the upgrades won't happen, flow will stop, schedules will get worse, and planes will be parked or shifted around.
Envoy is pulling 145s out of the desert, clearly they're staffing. WHY THE HELL WOULD YOU WANT THIS TO HAPPEN?? Demand the MEC to take the deal, email them NOW! THE OFFER IS STILL THERE. TAKE WHAT YOU CAN GET NOW.
Go for contract gains later, like in June when we meet with the company to renegotiate the flow.
I agree with this, but the 10K annual bonus for FOs should be converted into actual pay rate increases. Maybe $10/hr increase for all FOs which is equivalent to 10K annually. Management put money on the table and it should be locked into the contract until a new CBA is ratified, not just two years. There's no reason the union should say no to a $10/hr increase for all FOs. Captains are underpaid, but FOs are even more underpaid.