Originally Posted by
Champeen07
Am I the only one that gets more annoyed every time one of the regionals announces a new contract with high pay rates? Only because I feel like the rates that will be presented to us wont even come close to matching it. Hell even a 50% raise for the first couple year guys would still be less than the regional captains are making.
Our rates need to start at $160 for first year guys and go way up from there. Unfortunately I don't see that happening and the contract will get voted in by all of the 15+ year guys making serious bucks and not caring that the new guys are actually giving up a lot of money to come here. Which means they wont do it and we wont be able to fill classes.
Guessing yr 1 pay will be in the 115-120 tfp range. Our yr 1-5 already lags OAL’s so will need to come up substantially.
I think the regionals are at a breaking point. They’re being funded by the legacies and there’s no reason to keep paying obscene salaries and bonuses when you can just pay them legacy rates and start in a RJ and work up.
The days of cheap subcontractor’s are over. Look for the legacies to start bringing it in house….would be good for both sides IMO.