Originally Posted by
ShyGuy
Because incentives don’t exist at Delta, American, and United? Whatever incentives we get, the big 3 will more than 1-UP it.
Even in this desperation time, as of right now there are ZERO premium trips (150%) in opentime systemwide for CAs. Why offer 150% when people pick up at 100%. Meanwhile at the big 3 they offered up to 300-400% when the going got bad.
I did not say we cannot try to be better. But your answer is a one off contract bargain cycle to convince a newhire sub 35 that has 30+ years left? Seniority is still seniority, and movement is still movement. We have a young-ish pilot group with relatively low retirements in the next 10 years. The majors lose more than half their list in that same time. Widebody SJS? That’s a new one. But even if you don’t want it, more pay at AS doesn’t make up for moving ~700 numbers in 10 years and be 66% then (barely out of bottom third). Anyway, one contract cycle isn’t going to be enough to keep someone from leaving here because “incentives!”
You don’t make a 30+ yr career decision on a 3 yr contract we might be signing in 6 months.
Like I said, Alaska will have to be better than the big 3 in the incentive game
over the long term if they want to have a chance of maintaining a pilot group. I'm not sure what your point about premium is. We are talking about retention and Alaska just had its worst exodus month in its history.
Whatever man. No one will change your mind about anything. You come here week after week spouting the same ideas but with different flavors. This week's version is "Alaska can't compete." Last week's was "Recession imminent. Alaska won't compete for pilots." You'll just keep saying the same crap with different spins on it.