Originally Posted by
Macjet
I know someone chimed in about United in four years and my honest opinion is that UAL will furlough 3,000+ within five years and will be negotiating back those raises. I won't have a problem making $240/hour as a 4th year captain versus a $150/hour 4th year FO with major gains in LTD and scope that will guarantee that I'll be around to fight the next fight.
Well that's one way to rationalize a subpar contract; the other pilots are all overpaid and it will hurt their companies. Can you explain how United will have 5,000 less pilots in 5 years than today? We will have 2,000+ retirements alone over the next 5 years, plus you say 3,000 more to be furloughed?