Commuting to work? That’s an easy one. Call the DP and tell him you can’t get to work on your RESERVED JS as the captain refuses to let you on. Let them fight it out and enjoy the show.

To get back to the original subject of retro pay in 2019 the company was making RECORD profits as evidenced by the 2020 PS check. If a contract had been completed in a timely manner what % raise would we have seen? 12% maybe? Let’s say 10% on 1/1/20 to be conservative. With the “pandemic” hitting us hard in 2020 I’ll accept no additional raise on 1/1/21. By the end of ‘21 things were looking a lot better and we had all stepped to to the plate and worked while much of America cowered while “sheltering in place”, so I’ll add another 6% for this year.
So 10% for 2020 and 2021 with another 6% for 2022. For a pilot making $200k/yr that’s be an additional $20k for 2020 and 2021 and $33.2k for 2022 for a total retro payout of $73,200 assuming an effective date on the new contract of 1/1/23.
Of course I’d want to see a 1/1/23 raise as well, but for the sake of brevity thats a subject for another thread.
Anyway this is the MINIMUM amount I have to see for “retro”, “signing bonus” or whatever the heck else they want to call it. JMO, but I’m running the numbers now so I can make an educated decision when the time comes to check a box.