Originally Posted by
viperace40
If your line of thinking was correct then we’d be seeing an increase in pilots when in reality we’ve lost more pilots than we’ve gained since September of 21. Not to mention captain attrition rates. Half the bonus goes to taxes anyway and the pay only equals out when you’re assuming min pay. Anyone flying a line is getting 85+ hours a month and at $95 an hour that’s $97,000 a year not including all the bonuses American regionals get. Most people would rather have an hourly increase and not have to pay back their bonus in full when they go to American or Delta or any LCC/ULCC who hire more United express pilots than United. Why stay?
The bonus is *initially* taxed at a higher rate....because it's a bonus....but it evens out on the year-end income. Not much would change netting it out as income.
Bringing the hourly rate up needs to happen, as well as some QoL improvements and, I expect, some asks around improvement to Aviate. Right now, Aviate doesn't seem to be worth much of anything. The MEC seems to be well aware of these priorities. But, for the pay to get where you want it, UA has to want to do it.
What would you offer/give up/negotiate in return?