Originally Posted by
Ground Effect
How about pay rates? Is there a minimum first year pay the union is fighting for? I'm not greedy but i'd have to be honest, my wife and I would have a hard time paying the bills with the paycut I would have to take. I'm only a second year regional captain but it would be roughly a $33/hr cut.
well, we are calling for an industry standard contract. we are at $53 right now, i guess. here are our peers (apc data):
hawaiian: $36
alaska: $57
southwest: $79
united: $85
delta: $86
american: $86
so i'd guess we are shooting for being more "standard" than we are now, which to me, would be closer to that top 3 than the bottom 2.
just a guess, because of course the union is not telling us the numbers they have in mind. eventually we will vote, and as in all airline votes from time immemorial, there are very few first year guys voting. hopefully we will be taking care of them too.