Originally Posted by
Excargodog
I pretty much agree with Symbian Simian. Pretending there are two pots of money, one for pilot pay and a totally different one for first year pilot pay is - at best - disingenuous. The money is fungible and the union’s job is to get QOL and pay for ALL the pilots.
ALPA needs to do better by the first year guys. So does management.
It’s a good point. Although I am not versed enough with company accounting to know if training pay is allocated from the budget of the training department or the payroll budget, or if these are one in the same.
As I stated, we all agree the end result is the same, and will present many interesting topics for upcoming negotiations.