Originally Posted by
gopher3
Agreed. As a 2001 hire was furloughed 5 years. Came back to probation and around $80hr Maddog FO in Year 6. It think it was around Year 8 that I finally saw 100k. Stagnated for years and then didn’t see first upgrade until around Year 15 for NYC MD88 Capt. My PBGC payout is around $187 month when I retire. Lost out on prime earning years in my 30’s and 40’s. I am under no delusions either. There are probably less than 1000 of us in this demographic. But as a 50 year old Gen Xer that’s how we roll.
A-Frikken-Men. Right there with you.
And I think the probation pay I came back to was $29.65. It was less than what I was making working for a scum-bag 135 operator during furlough. Breaking $100k was around almost year 10. No pbgc or frozen. It should have been simple (and right) to preserve for the few of us that had a targeted DC contribution in the joint contract. The fact that didn't happen says it all.