Originally Posted by
PowerShift
THIS.
Good grief the Stockholm syndrome is bad around here. The Delta AIP may be good for them, I don’t know all of there other work rules. I can tell you this. We don’t have long call reserve, meals, uniforms, dropping trips, etc. We sacrifice for efficiency and that has a value to the company. If we are setting Delta rates as the standard or as a goal, then we are selling ourselves short. Pay me / provide the rest of the Delta accoutrements then.
SWA enjoys many efficiencies at a cost to me. I’m OK with that, but expect to be compensated (share in) those savings.
This mentality of having to give up something to get something. Our contract is a pie, want a piece of blueberry, scoop out a piece of apple to make room. BS.
Lastly, this “hourly flight Pay”. Pilots are so ego driven, they enjoy saying “I make $240 an hour” look in the mirror and smile. I put in a 11 hour day and got paid 6.5 TFP. So roughly $75 an hour. That’s what I get paid. So yes, I think we can do better.
I know plumbers making more then that for an 11 hr day. Twice that on a Saturday/ Sunday. Let that sink in.
We may be better of under federal work law. Seems being unionized is benefiting the company more then us.
This post is eye-opening. When the dust settles with all these negotiations I need to sink my teeth into SWA's contract. As a DAL guy it's been interesting to see the difference in reactions between different pilot groups (particularly SWA and UAL) on how the recent news of our AIP has been received. The focus for many here (which I share) has been on further improving QOL, very likely due to a predominantly young pilot group. I wonder if that skews toward pay at SWA.