Originally Posted by
PassportPlump
I really dislike your posts, almost all of the time. First off, you make this thread with a question like this then don’t participate in it 48 hours into it.
Second of all, by posting an example of what you heard while you were listening in on other guys private conversations on a public forum we now have a few grossly overpaid (albeit well played) pilots that can be used as an example agaianst us when the NYT googles A350, Delta, Pilot, Pay.
Then people feed you by posting actual stats saying as of __ date we have 9 350A pilots what are on track to make over $1m as we head into section six.
If a few of these pilots are in the right place, at the right time, and at the right time in their life to make hay while the sun shines, then who cares? I guess I am curious why you’d come on here and post this question instead of asking them about it on one of their dozen breaks, or on your 1+ hour bus ride in Shanghai?
I asked a question and it's been answered. Why else do I need to add once my question has been answered?
Also, there's been other posts talking about A350 guys making 7 figures way before I posted this thread. I just looked it up with the search function.
I also never use something as this to push for bargaining rights for my work group. It would be STUPID to do so. The reason I asked was mostly out of curiosity. Anytime a worker gets a good deal out of something i'm happy. Good for those guys that worked the system to make it happen for them. Obviously, it's not the norm and probably won't happen again for a very long time.
There's SWA flight attendants earning close to 200k per year. Nobody goes around trying to get someone to support a union using that as an example. As a matter of fact, when you use wages as the foundation of your argument to form a union you end up losing a majority of the time.
Unlike many colleagues, i'm not jealous and I certainly don't hold it against pilots that are smart enough to support their union and improve their own working conditions. You don't lift yourself up by wishing others down. You lift yourself up by taking care of business and "making your bed" every day.
I guarantee you that my group would be far better off had a union been voted in back in 2010. I also guarantee that Delta pilots would be better off today because of it as well. Every single AFA contract at a major airline includes negotiated healthcare and it's usually a low deductible PPO plan. Even NW had it. It's something they wouldn't have given up. This means Delta pilots would most likely also have a similar plan available today. That's just one example.
Lastly, if the NYT was going to run a story on Delta pilots making $1 million per year all they'd do is give Delta a call. Negotiations are coming up next year and they certainly don't need a post on a forum to use that as ammo against you guys when it happens.