Originally Posted by
Grumble
Yes there are.
You completely missed the point. A NB CA (about $285/hr) can now down bid to WB FO and under the new contract rates (about $285/hr!) and see no loss of income, but a monumental improvement in QOL.
I was comparing apples to apple not apples (old pay rates) to oranges (AIP rates). I agree completely that QOL is light years ahead on the WB for mid seniority but it’s a $60k per year someone is paying for that QOL. It’s great to have choices. Hasn’t been this way very often.