Originally Posted by
Excargodog
It doesn’t matter what you got paid a decade ago...or even three years ago. Who knows when you might get another contract, or how much farther this already embarrassingly low pay will compare to what the market is paying then. If you aren’t competitive then you are going to get the dregs. Do you seriously think some of these regional managements are doing $50K signing bonuses or paying for RTP hours for guys out of the goodness of their hearts? They are paying what the market is forcing them to pay.
What is happening at the regionals today as described above is exactly why the union doesn't bother with expending negotiating capital on new hires. The market will correct without union intervention when the labor supply is squeezed. It's not fair and you don't have to like it, but it is reality. You can either figure it out and make it work, or wait it out (at the expense of seniority) until the market corrects. YOU have to decide what is worth more to you, seniority now or more money later on.
Totally your call, hoss.