Originally Posted by
obiden
I agree. The problem is that it wasn't a "bonus" for a job well done or whatever they claimed it was for. It was bribe money taken to concede something else (take your pick). They took the carrot and kicked the can MILES down the road for the rest of us.
And yes, any pilot 16.7 years seniority got $30,000. That was MOST of the captains.
It was most captains in 2020 and probably 75% of the captains in 2018 getting the full 30K and I agree the bonus is basically a bribe to vote yes. That is part of the reason why I voted no in 2018. I'll admit to voting yes in 2020 after FDP was entrenched and we already had 2 ridiculously long contract extentions from 2015 and 2018. By that point all I could do is hope that the extensions wouldn't mean anything and judging by how often we were getting more money thrown at us, it was likely a good bet. I just don't believe management realized how much the next one would cost and they are now fighting it. I don't believe anyone thought or said the bonus was for anything other than getting the conract settled.
As far as kicking the van down the road even further, I guess I don't agree. We are fighting now for QOL improvements before we will even tell management how much money we want in top of them. Technically, they can put off any negotiations until 2029, but they know they have to bump it up again if they want to hire and retain. They are just trying to cheap out on how much they need to bump it up.