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The larger point being to pay your bills however you have to until the pay comes up, and not to sit at a regional because you’re some by god professional aviator who’s too good to work a side hustle.
We can talk about what it should be, but what’s being suggested is how to make it on what it is. Some will have to work a side job. Some have spouses with good incomes. Some finance it.
I personally laughed when our absentee CEO suggested that our quick upgrade will be enough to continue to attract talent given the looming hiring binge at the legacies on the recent earnings call. As if one can’t upgrade in 3-5 years at Delta or United right now. He strikes me as the wait until problems happen kind rather than the get out in front of them type. But that issue is lurking and will have to be addressed.
A mid contract adjustment for new hires wouldn’t shock me in the least before we ratify in 2029 or whatever.
And there you go, let the company come to the union for a mid contract addition to first year pay to attract new hires, not the company wanting a trade off during section 6 for higher pay.
I do wonder if the union would agree to this however. IF the company needs to increase pay to staff planes, I dont imagine the MEC would agree to let them have this while dragging out the rest of the contract Section 6 talks.