Originally Posted by
Pickleman
You often comment about our pilots rationalizing about working for 30 to 40 percent less than our peers. Who pays their Airbus Captains 311 to 363 $/hour? That's how the math works.
Not trying to poke you in the chest, but what numbers are you using? Unless you're speaking of other things, like 401k matching, where do you get such a disparity from?
Honestly it's impossible to quantify to an exact degree. But pay rates aren't the only variable. The best apples-to-apples comparison would be that of two W-2s for guys in the same aircraft out on trips the same number of days per year at two different airlines.
In lieu of going to that much work, let's just look at the basics:
JB 321 vs Delta 321 5-year FO rates: 126 vs 157. Already 24.6% behind.
JB 401k vs Delta 401k: Pay in 5% to receive 13% vs pay in 0% to receive 16%. Theres another 8% deficit.
Just in pay and retirement that's 32.6% behind for a five-year FO, and our substandard work rules amplify those deficits to a significant degree.