Originally Posted by
O2pilot
Parker is a hypocrite. Didn’t he just get 700+ pilots to agree to 50 hours of pay until they retire instead of paying them all min guarantee? He took the grant money as well. Pilots getting 20-30 hours less a month of pay that are making $285/hour is a LOT more or a pay cut than a gate agent who makes $25/hour losing 10 hours pay a week.
Not defending Parker nor do I care why he chimed in on the way UAL is handling these funds but man, what a stupid statement from you. Those retirees are being paid to retire! That’s zero commitment to the company for 50 hr/month, plus 401k contribution, plus medical, plus profit sharing (if we ever profit again), plus flight deck jumpseat privileges until they’re 65. And it’s completely voluntary. You think that’s some kind of a bad deal, or somehow comparable to rampers being forced into part time?