Originally Posted by
DALMD88FO
I don't think it will be as big of stampede as you think (I mean we do have second year Captains right now) but I think your point is valid. I never thought that we would add Allegiant as an airline that we had to beat for narrowbody pilot pay.
It kind of reminds me of when I returned from furlough. We had just taken a 32.5% pay cut and they were asking for a 19% cut in bankruptcy. I had a management type on one of my flights and he came up and talked to us. He was explaining how the company really needed the additional paycut to survive. I explained to him that i had just returned from 3 years of furlough flying with second tier 135 and 121 supplemental airlines and if we took that paycut then Delta would be the least paying job that I had in the last 3 years.
Yup, they were over reaching then, just like they did last July and are probably doing right now, trying to get us to pay for our own increases by giving up concessions in other areas, such as JV Scope, sick leave, higher ALV's, etc.
The company is today making unheard of profits, and still trying to sell us concessions as their "Operational Needs". The only need they have is a bigger truck to haul the Billions in our ongoing concessions, from the G.O. to Wall Street, as stock buybacks!
Until the company has fully restored our 2004 pay, and our 60% FAE DB plan, I am in NO MOOD to discuss their 'Operational Needs'.
