Originally Posted by
Planedrive
With negotiations opening soon and phone interviews starting I thought it would be good to start a thread about improvements our pilots are looking for in the next contract. Delta made massive gains with 321 NEO’s paying $400 per hour, 18% 401k, and 18 hour call out for reserve pilots.
Things I personally think need to be addressed.
Pay, 401k, LTD
QOL improvements I would like to see, profit sharing, holiday pay, improved training pay, red eye override, international pay/ customs pay, improved reassignment language, 200% premium and a new system that benefits the entire pilot group, not a select 5-10 pilots, 15 days off for reserve pilots, improved reserve rules, 5:15 calendar day, additional add pay for extensions/ long duty days, a 5th week of vacation, positive space commuting near holidays, additional $20 per duty period to cover not having crew meals, uniform allowance (our shirts are supposed to be white, not yellow), real sleep rooms, change sick time to personal time so the company can’t come after you for using it for your dead dog, sick buy back at end of year for premium pay.
1.25% over 82 is something we need to keep.
As BB said “our pilots out earn Delta pilots”. Let’s hold him to that in this round of negotiations!
I like your list however what do they buy your sick
time back at? Premium based on what credit? If you’re suggesting make sick worth the 515 that’s a give.
I wouldn’t be completely opposed to pto language however I would rather see sick stay current book and the DL min calendar credit for sec 19’s. They just got that and it should put and end to those. The ability to Increase vac days with pto would be more of an ability worth having than using for sick imo. But again a credit would need to be assigned to pto.