Originally Posted by
Tailhookah
Everything in the contract benefits all. Even the ones not hired yet. The training pay, hotels for new hires and B scale just to name a few that used negotiating capital for the benefit of the junior guys. That no one on property when those were added or deleted benefitted from one cent. Come on man. There’s always give and take. Always.
FWIW the
company needed hotels for new hires and better training pay to remain competitive. Matching American, United, FedEx, UPS and hell, even ASA, was simply a cost of doing business and not an act of generosity. Occasionally, we and the company agree on some things for mutual benefit.
The Min Balance only benefits pilots who will not be using their own money to fund it.
Looking around the industry, year-one pay rates are going to have to be around 20% to pass. Every fraction of a percent moved to Min Balance makes it less likely this will get to membership ratification.
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Scoop just brought up another reason to vote NO. I agree with his take on it.