Originally Posted by
Excargodog
Hey, I’m past first year pay. This isn’t about me, it’s about the next guy. Look at NK ALPAs own graph. NK FOs are trapped in lag and the scheme didn’t work. And NK management doesn’t give a rat’s rear about it. They are heading for the exits. But even if they weren’t they STILL wouldn’t give a rat’s rear about it because they would happily pick up the leavings as the regionals crumble and when those are gone, they’ll take 1500 hour wonders from the puppy mills. They WANT high attrition because it keeps the entire FO cadre on the junior end of an already industry lagging payscale.
Are you too blind to see that your model isn’t working? And are you too callus about your fellow pilots to see this isn’t fair to the new guys? The union is responsible to look after them too, not use them as hostages in the bargaining.
I guess we just can't seem to agree that the entire paradigm has changed when it comes to hiring pilots. This is a post pandemic sea change. Spirit will start to care when they have to cancel flights for lack of pilots. It will happen. Robin Hayes has already admitted that pilot pay will go up substantially when he said all airlines will need to keep up with the big four to attract and retain pilots. I actually suspect that if we negotiate a JCBA, pay won't be one of the sticky issues up and down the entire pay scale.