Originally Posted by
hilltopflyer
Yep I would [vote against a 190 pay raise]. If they want to arbitrarily raise the 190 pay to make it competitive they should have done it with the contract or give a lot more then just pay rates to everyone to make it worthwhile.
It seems like a double standard. Vote Yes (assuming you were a yes voter) for the contract that wasn't quite good enough and then vote No for a pay raise when it becomes abundantly clear that everyone shafted the 190 guys too hard. Or, in other words, Vote Yes to not raise the bar and then vote No because a 190 raise alone doesn't raise the bar high enough......
It's lock-step with the history the airline world has of pulling the ladder up once you get to the top, and also lock-step with the story I heard of Airbus guys thinking 190 guys should have to re-interview before going to the Airbus to make sure they have the "right stuff"