Originally Posted by
Mesabah
False, both proposals will be cost equivalent to the company. All you are doing with the union proposal is shifting the bottom 50% of a given position, to the top 50% of that position.
What are you talking about? Under the pay rate conversion scheme, the concession is defined. The pay cut can't be any larger than roughly two thousand dollars. That is for someone crediting the 900 hour minimum per year, which was something like 1 pilot last year. When you factor in training and vacation, it is very very difficult to only credit 900 hours in a year, even for a reserve. Again, this ignores increases in vacation and sick time accrual, as well as increases in 401K and per diem. Not to mention improvements to QOL through items like long call reserve. For someone crediting an average of 100 hours a month, the salary is a seven thousand dollar concession. For someone crediting 150 hours a month, it's a twenty thousand dollar concession. The salary is an open ended concession for anyone on our list crediting over 83 hours per month, which is a majority of the list. If the average pilot here is crediting 89 hours a month (according to the union email), a rate increase at 83 hours a month is not cost neutral compared to the salary option. Again, this ignores improvements to sick time, vacation, 401K, and per diem.