Originally Posted by
CincoDeMayo
I agree with all of that.
The argument on the forums has arecently been "does the union need to negotiate for higher first year" OR "let the company raise it using their own "capital"; because of the very points you make above.
Last straw poll was about 90% in favor of letting the company fix their pay problem and 9% saying the MEC needs to raise first year pay in negotiations , and ExCargo is usually screaming from his soapbox.
Sure doesnt seem like the company can drag a contract out when advertising those FO pay rates
It’s a moot point. The union won’t use up any negotiating capital on new hire pay, because both sides want/need it to happen. The union still has to sign off on whatever the company comes up with, not including bonuses or whatever, as part of the collective bargaining process.