yes rickair, we all know about work rules and pay at skywest, and all the bonuses you all get. no one has forgotten them or how much you guys like to remind us about them.

i will say it again. i was using skywest because they are the most recent pilot group to begin a new pay schedule. our captain pay is exactly the same at pinnacle as it is for skywest in the 900. except for the latter years, you will make a couple bucks more at skywest but that was sapa's personal bonus, our super senior guys had no say in this pay rate.

and like i said before these pay rates are put into our contract as if they were there when we signed the contract back in may of 1999. our contract is 8 years old now, and has been amendable for 3. this payscale is amendable effective immediatly. and since we are in negotiations right now, we wont sign a contract until we can agree to a new pay agreement for them.