Originally Posted by
Southerndog
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.
You said it! The problem is our pilot group. Management knows we like it rough and we like to be put away wet. I hope with all the new hires coming in we can start to change the culture. Hopefully most of us will be long gone before that happens.