They also have a lot of things we don’t.

Skywest offers uniform, medical, profit sharing bonuses, min day credit, duty rig, immediate 401(k) vesting, $2 per diem, 130% pay over 87 hours, guaranteed interview with Delta/United/Alaska/SWA.

Republic also has a trip rig, duty rig, min day credit, uniform/shoe/luggage/medical allowance, immediate 401(k) vesting, $2.15 per diem/2.70 international (which doesn’t include an iPad stipend since the iPad is supplied), no junior manning, 12 days off, travel on Delta/American/United, and no ready reserve.

Unfortunately JO knows everybody’s just going to look at the final numbers on the payscale and vote based totally on that. A duty rig, trip rig, and min day credit would provide hours more pay per month with the inefficient schedules we fly here.