Originally Posted by
FAULTPUSH
I guess Bruce York mislead us then. He said that in most contract negotiations, there are about 60 items to address, but for us, there are only about 20, hence the expectation of getting this done pretty quickly. Those 7 items you mentioned are probably counted in the 20.
You DID see how United's schedules looked like after their run through banktuptcy, right? Scheduled for 90 hours a month with 11 days off.
Thats the past.... Have you seen United's pay now, and schedules NOW? Then compare that to ours now.
It sounds like even ALPA is selling us short and not wanting to complete a major overhaul of our contract. Anything less than Industry average pay, benefits and work rules will be a NO vote for me. We have been the most underpaid pilot group for years! We operate similar equipment as everyone else but we carry more passengers, Fly crappier schedules, stay in budget hotels, which equals more money per hour in my opinion. Don't listen to Indigo's BS that we are a ULCC and we pay pilots ULCC rates. That argument doesn't work when they buy fuel, lease gate or pay all other fixed expenses, and its centainly won't fly when it comes to pilot pay. I really hope this pilot group for once stands up to these corporate pirates and get whats long overdue.