Originally Posted by
flywest
Really... just look at the ALPA contract comparison Virgin was at the bottom of every category. Sounds like you need move on to Delta and leave us 20+ year Alaska farts in the dust. I believe ALPA merger policy states no windfalls also. What did Virgin just get? A paycut? No contract? I can go on and on. Good luck.
Wanna compare W2s sometime...devil is in the details. Ask a 10 year VA guy what he made last year and how many days he had off a month doing it. The low pay-rate coupled with daily premium and highly efficient trips can go a long way to making up a 20 $ an hour pay differential with a schedule built from crap line bid 4 day non commutable trips with long sits rigged to 20 hours. We could all go on and on but it is pointless when you don't know what you are talking about.
Let the teams work and in the meanwhile get out there and learn about what was happening on each side. Only then can we craft a path forward.