Originally Posted by
TallFlyer
You did in fact say that combining labor is good, then immediately seemed to want to exclude regional pilots from that benefit. Do you really think a regional pilot only union is going to have the resources and talent that ALPA does?
Not once did I say combining regional labor should be excluded. If you'd like to share where I said that, please do. The resources and talent at ALPA national have been working against regional pilots for decades. Why else would mainline pay be so high, and regional pay so low? All under the same "union"? ALPA resources and talent are completely useless for regional pilots at the negotiating table.
Originally Posted by
TallFlyer
A "B scale" is a term coined in the 80s to refer to portions of contracts that had lower wages for pilots hired after the contract was signed, for operating the same equipment on the same seniority list.
"C scale" (or D, or pick whatever letter you want) is just some made up term to piggy back off that idea.
Yes I piggy-backed off the idea. Consider that after the scope was signed away, any following generation of airline pilots will have to start at the regional pay scale. That is a lower scale than mainline, all-the-while flying the same passengers and same equipment (see mainline CRJ rates versus regional CRJ rates). It is even less than the ULCCs.
It's a glorified C scale. Especially when considering the wholly-owned regional carriers. What a joke that is, the mainline carrier owning a "separate" company flying the same passengers while paying less money for the same work. AND keeping all the profits from the cheaper labor. That is the biggest insult and is certainly a C scale.