Originally Posted by
flyguy81
Its a AK vs WN thread so I’d say my opinion is valid as a WN Cap’n.
The payscale will be fixed and compounding retro is what we’re asking for.
We were one of the first airlines to sign in 2016 so I’m fine being last and letting everyone else slowly raise the bar. Had mgt signed our rewrite in 2020 we’d be so far behind now.
You can lead a horse to water but you can’t make it drink. Up until this year we’d only had around 500 quit to OAL’s in the company’s history. Up to 267 this year alone.
It’s a fact we fly more at work than anyone else. No reason to keep a lid on it. If you work more than your peers, you should be paid more for it. If you’re lucky, next year your last snap up will be a good one.
Hopefully next year management won't have to throw out the SWA pay scale to keep us competitive with airlines like UAL and Delta. That was a bone I never thought management would throw us.
I still can't believe that on a AK vs WN thread you're saying that you guys work harder than anyone else and get paid the least? After saying: "Pilots are still leaving Alaska for SWA post contract at Alaska and pre SWA contract. Enough said. Better pay, flexibility, days off, vacation. List goes on and on. And it’s about to get a whole lot better"
Weird flex but OK