Originally Posted by
flakester
Not sure where you got your info but they were not "stapled". I was at SWA 5 years before the acquisition and I have many, many AT guys ahead of me now. Those guys got a great deal, although some will never admit it. 40% more pay - and that was before the current contract, better rules, vacation, retirement etc. Check your facts next time.
Over half of our FOs got stapled and all of our Cptns got downgraded. In my case that lead to a 20-25% cut in takehome pay. “Great deal”, huh? GMAFB
I think it’s you that needs to check your facts, pal.