Originally Posted by
Grumble
An NAI pilot is employed as an independent contractor. When your contract is up, you're gone or you can reapply/renew. Been there 5 years and expecting a raise? How about no, we have plenty of applicants to replace you. We'll renew your contract at the current rate, maybe even lower, or just not at all. All those sick calls you took from only having 10 days a month off? Yeah we're not interested in renewing your contract.
i've been working contact for the past decade and you miss a very important distinction about contract work....., right now this is a pilot's market, the need for pilots worldwide would make it imposible at this point in time to pull those kinds of stunts....., most (if not all) contracts worldwide are experiencing unprecedented increases, that is even increasing the pay for the local pilots, there has been substantial increases in many markets for local pilots due to he need for qualified crew members, from Asia, to Russia, to the middle east...., you have seen local pilots wages increases that are very significant.
The contract market is very tight with a LOT of competition and people are getting their contracts renewed with increases that are up to par with the competition.