Originally Posted by
Mesabah
The problem is guarantee, the company won't raise it to 83 to make it equal. Thus there is a shift of pay from people who credit under 83 to those who credit more.
Last year I averaged 85, this year though it is only 79 due to the lack of open time. If you let reserves convert days to opentime, all the open time will be gone. The union proposal is a paycut, and quality of life hit to everyone, except those that fly all the time already, or get the 100 hr minimum, such as the training department.
So $23,000 equates to $25.5/hr more across the board if you use 75 hr guarantee. If you use 83 hr it's less $ per hour. Where's the pay cutt? If anything it's very close to the same. If you make more per hour gives you more opportunity to make more. Ex: FO pay is $30/hr plus $25.5 = $55.5 = $50,000+$10000 new hire bonus= $60000. Senior 900 CA $89+25.5=$114.5/hr. I may be missing the bigger picture.