Originally Posted by
Lenticularis
what the negotiations team was saying is that a pay raise commensurate to the rise in inflation over the last 3.5 years was not the goal. My goal is 15% now and 4% into bplan. At a minimum. Slice the pie however you like it but overall compensation is way off the mark.
I like those numbers, but what are they based off of? If I put NB 12 CA in the Dept of Labors CPI calculator it
Comes back with about $320 right now (not $300). However if I look back 5+ years we appear to be well above inflation rates. It’s just difficult to separate short term inflation jumps with long term inflation averages. I think that’s where the 2 year contract duration makes sense, it sets us up to pattern bargain with other pilot groups as economy changes.