Originally Posted by
BoilerUP
Why?
Do you not think you're worth 60% of what a captain makes?
Actually I think an FO is worth 75%. Why limit it to 60? I just have the feeling that the union is going to have a tough time as it is. I want them to focus on getting us trip/duty rigs. Those alone would increase our pay. Maybe not pay rate but I'd see a fatter check and it would also make them start making more efficient pairings for us. We'd get an increase in money and QOL with rigs. High pay in $ amounts doesn't mean jack if they keep making these 3hr days on 4 day trips. It's my opinion that it would be a two fold win where as fighting for a pay increase would only be one. I ran into a captain at mesa, been there 6 years, he was on a 3 day trip with a little over 6hrs pay total. That's what argueing for strait pay gets you. When our union goes in there I want them to give everything they've got to get trip/duty rigs. I've never said I didn't want a greater payscale, I said it's not on the top of my list. Don't put words in my mouth.