Originally Posted by
ShortBusRider
As much as we all know cinco is a 42 year old virgin that tucks his shirt into his underwear, he’s not arguing against raising 1st year pay. Remembering that when the current contract was signed, it was a different era, and 1st year pay being low wasn’t uncommon. Even then, from what I understand, no one was happy about the 1st year pay. If the company wanted to pay 1st year a normal pay rate, they had the opportunity during the last negotiations. As a pilot group, we shouldn’t let the company off the hook by allowing just 1 pay rate increase. The entire pay scale needs to be competitive.
Au contraire. Cinco has spent the last four years arguing with me about raising first year pay. From the very beginning he wanted to hold them hostage - long before negotiations had even opened for this contract. He said on numerous occasions it was a zero sum game and the union had no responsibilities for people not yet in property. I disagree. The union has a responsibility to treat fairly with everybody covered by the contract.