Originally Posted by
elmetal
Newhire pay is a recruiting tool that the company needs to pony up. The MEC doesn't represent people before they're hired, and to negotiate pay for those not on property would be doing a disservice to the pilots they actually represent.
Just glad that real Airlines don’t eat their young. A New Hire is a Spirit (ALPA) Pilot that needs to be negotiated for just like every other Seniority List Pilot. It’s your brother/sister in the right seat that deals with all of Life’s trials and tribulations just like the fella in the seat next to him/her. Dues have been paid this was the chance to make New Hire Pay and Insurance respectable and commensurate with the Level of Airline that all Spirit Airlines Pilots aspire to work for.