Originally Posted by
OpenClimb
Sorry to butt in here, but if I may make a suggestion... I keep seeing the 43% pay raise statistic being mentioned. I think you all are falling for a sleight of hand via the creative application of statistics.
I haven't done the math because I'm not privy to the actual proposed pay rates, but I would suspect that the large increases in the lower end of your scale are artificially inflating the reported pay raise percentage.
If I were you all, the percentage I'd like to see is a comparison between actual payroll per pilot in 2017 versus if this proposal were applied to 2017. I have no knowledge of your actual numbers, but you can bet that your negotiating committee members do. I would guess the sum total of givebacks versus improvements would put your actual raise at far less than 43%.
Just the humble suggestion of an outsider looking in. Carry on.
Pay rates alone I go from $131 to $200 (4 year CA) I'm basing this on the pay table that our NC put out in September. That's about 55% increase. + 11% DC. Not only that I don't have to take 9% out of my check so the company can give me 9% I now have more room to add my own contribution. This is just part of the highlights. LTD improved along with scope (ask the legacies how much that's worth). From my numbers it much higher than 43%. The 43% is the average, seat and years of service will change that.