Originally Posted by
OldPhrog46
Freakin' rad news! To all those senior to me, which is damn near everyone, thank you. Because of those taking an inventive line, I and many others get to keep our jobs. This shows me that this pilot group actually gives a damn about one another. Great job to all our union volunteers!
Sorry to burst your bubble but nobody did this to save your jobs. This is still the same pilot group that wouldn't give up second step for a year to save furloughs last time.
A top of scale captain is going to make $186,000/year (268*50*12+about 100 hours of vacation or more) over the next 2 years. They are still going to have they're medical paid, travel benefits, jump seating on Alaska and avoid having to operate in a chaotic mess of an operating environment. All for being on a 45-day callout for the company.
This is an example of how these kinds of deals need to be structured in order to be successful; everybody acting in their own self-interest results in the desired outcome. I have historically been critical of our MEC, but I have to hand it to the NC...they structured this perfectly. If only our government leaders could learn this lesson.
Glad everybody that wants to stay is staying.