Originally Posted by
snowdawg
Almost. Company wanted 777 really bad, and union said $300 per hour. Company laughed, a year later we signed 777 at 300 an hour. Then UAL took that number and applied it to their 1999 contract all the way down to their 737. We in turn for contract 2k asked for UAL +1% and we got it. Contract 2000 UAL +1% was with Malone.
One thing I'm cursed with is the ability to remember minutiae. Actually we opened at $346/hr (when the highest hourly rate in the industry was a NWA 747-400 captain at $220/hr). We settled at $265/hr PLUS a pay raise for all other fleets.
Believe it or not there was wailing and gnashing of teeth from the usual "We've been had!" crowd.
The rest of your narrative is correct.
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