Originally Posted by
Poss
As much as you and others want to muddy the waters in support of your position/Todd, this isn’t about SWA, anti Todd, MEC takeover, migrant worker’s rights, senior vs junior.
Very SIMPLE FACTS. The MEC and select committee members are drawing a salary that is ~50% more than where the current line pilot concessionary MPG lies. They are receiving a $2000/mo expense stipend which they elected to continue even when their travel is severely curtailed due to Covid.
It speaks volumes when everyone else has taken a cut but they have not. It’s not like they didn’t see our cuts coming.
I'm not disagreeing with the idea/desire/need to see those on FTFPL take a reduction from 94.5 hours in some form. So want to be on record there. However, playing devil's advocate.
This LOA reduced MPG for the pilot group
based on a reduction in corresponding number of days available for work. While it will be a sacrifice, pilots will get the same pay rate but also work fewer days per month and more days off. Very much akin to going from full-time 40 hours/week to part-time 20-32 hours/week. A pilot is still getting compensated based on number of available lineholder or reserve days along with M5D when he/she does work.
Carrying that forward an MEC officer or committee member on FTFPL is being compensated for each day of work per the Policy Manual. If they are working full-time the same number of days, are people advocating for a change to the value of their day while we keep ours? If you are advocating for a commensurate reduction in their pay for the appropriate seniority tier with less days worked and more days off, then I will agree with that concept as long as everyone realizes the effect it will have in the work being accomplished (Safety Committee, System Schedule Committee/PBS, Negotiating, etc.). It's only fair they be treated like the line pilots with less work days to go along with their reduced pay days and more days off away from ALPA work.