Originally Posted by
gloopy
That's what I thought you meant.
Yes, I vehemently object to office admin making 6 figured, paid by US, when we have many, many thousands of airline pilots still making a third or less than that.
There is zero justification for that. None.
I'm not saying office admin should work 18 hours a day with no bathroom breaks for minimum wage and obamacare. But let's not get too Bolshevik about it either. I'm fine with office admin making 6 figures paid for by us...just so long as all airline pilots represented by us make an appropriate level *above* that commensurate with the staggering disparity in education, experience, skill, liability and responsibility involved.
ALPA should not be paying office admin 6 figures in light of the many thousands of pilots it represents. Period.
According to Salary.com the median salary for an executive assistant in the Washington DC area is close to $70,000 per year plus bonus and benefits. At the 90th percentile that number grows to over $80,000 plus bonuses and benefits. That number grows to a median over $80,000 for an executive assistant to a CEO and to about $110,000 for those in the 90th percentile.
Yes, there are pilots making under $50,000 per year...but you're talking about 1st and 2nd year regional FOs. Washington DC isn't cheap. Do you know how much rent for a 1 bedroom apartment there is? You probably need at least $70-75k per year to live ok and rent a 1 bedroom apartment in the city.
Is the compensation of union employees sometimes higher than it should be? Probably. But, it's not the norm. A union can't underpay it's own employees and expect the management of their members to bend over and pay you as much as possible. Most union employees are actually part of a union, OPEIU.