I read every word but I still don't see your point. To have a unionized pilot group and only give money to probie new-hires takes money from the union pilots. Not that being part of a union means much these days.
How much money are you leaving at the table? Food for thought:
Endeavor bonus- $23,000 x 1546 pilots =
$35.5mil/yr
paid by company
PSA would-be retention bonus- $15,000 x 1195 pilots =
$17.9mil/yr
PSA current bonus- assume you hire 400 experienced pilots this year.
400 x $15,000 =
$6mil (not per year, one time cost). That's potentially $12mil instantly lost, in this example..
If little-old Endeavor can afford it I'm sure the mighty AA could, if they wanted to. But they don't even have to try with people thinking the way you do. So much money left on the table, but you're OK with it because "everybody wins". I see only one clear winner here.. Movement and growth should not be worth your paycheck. Again, this is all just my opinion and I'm sure this is a beaten twice-dead zombie horse..
Also interesting how they can afford to pay bonuses to newhires right after they got everyone else to take concessions. Now you know where your lost wages are going.
