Originally Posted by
Sumtinwong
There was some gray area. Prior to the current bonus the new hires were given money up until they finished IOE. Once out of training, they are an official employee and are operating under our current contract and rates. Now that the bonus is being given to am employee out of training, its a clear violation. You cant legally pay one pilot under the contract a different amount than a other pilot under the same contract.
All the union has to do is challenge it in court. Pressure you union reps to take it to a judge and ask them why they haven't already.
Pilots in training are still official employees and are covered by the union. There were people in my class who were paying union dues and receiving the bonus money at the same time, for multiple pay checks in a row. They were previous ALPA members so they had to pay dues from the very beginning.