Originally Posted by
Buck Rogers
The estimate for the Social Security COLA increase for 2022 is 9.6% ....it will be announced in Oct. That is on top of 5.9% for 2021. and another 1.3% for 2020, and 1.6% for 2019. So, the .gov has seen fit to increase SS by 18.5 % cumulative over the course of your open contract and you think 15% is gonna cut it?
You truly think sub inflation pay increases will garner 50%+1? I hope you are incorrect.
I sincerely hope that I’m wrong too, but my concern is pilot logic. Math is hard, emotions are easy. I’m afraid that a chart showing 15+5+5 would make enough pilots smile that they’d overlook inflation and the concept of holding out for a much better deal. People like to talk a big game, but they’re also extremely impatient. I’m convinced that 15+5+5 and removing the concessions from TA1 would pass by 2/3 or more. People are tired of waiting and will take the bird in the hand. We’ll know soon enough. The poll closes this week. I’d expect to see expedited negotiations and TA2 rolled out soon after that.