Originally Posted by
OOfff
was BPC an actual union?
Originally Posted by
UnableVNAVPTH
The BPC was created by Breeze Airways management and therefore is and would be useless, despite the great guys and gals efforts within the BPC
Breeze management is filing litigation against ALPA because they don’t want their pilots unionized. They would not be doing that if they thought having a pilot union would cost less.
It was just getting started but could've been whatever the pilots decided they wanted it to be. No different than SWAPA when they started.
Just because management doesn't want the pilots unionized doesn't mean it can't be beneficial for both parties. Running things through the middleman (ALPA) requires a large amount of extra time and money that could be saved by keeping things in house.
Originally Posted by
symbian simian
So you are claiming on average Breeze pilots makes $200K - $300K? Pretty sure ALPA would not have been voted in if that was the case. Just getting the pathetic 401k match from 4% to 14% DC would net you about $25K per year if our numbers were correct (but we all know the average is probably closer to $125K, and that is why ALPA got voted in).
Sure am. Everyone that voted is either a captain or in the right seat by choice. Some guys fly 10-11 days a month and credit 85-90 hours and some pick up extra flying for 300%. There are plenty of instances of pilots making north of 30K a month. In addition, every pilot gets an extra $2k each month which can be used tax free for work related expenses or cashed out if you choose not to use it.