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The increase served multiple purposes. The company was already used to 30/mo with the 824, so that number was a comfortable number. The increase served as a marketing tool for the company and recruitment, and by settling the grievance they saved an arbitration process. Also, that settlement was in conjunction with the agreements to make it easier to hire direct entry captains, which they also wanted (the agreement that also gave CA pay beginning at award date). So, we’re there items that both sides wanted? Yeah. Did we give away the farm? No...
Well exactly, the company needed to get DEC's in the door and to show the flow was working as intended, if not better to increase recruiting. The company wanted more planes and more flying and needed the bodies to do both, hence why it is of my opinion that we should have asked for the pay raises and protections for all the Envoy pilots.
Would we have gotten it all, most likely no but hell if we dont fight for things we would never know. Who would have been hurt by turning down that agreement? The PP's? Ok so a little more time at Envoy, I get that. However it would have had negligible effects on the rest of the pilot group initially with the chance to greatly improve things for years to come.
Just one pilots opinion. I am really not trying to dog anyone, just feel we missed the opportunity to get more.