Originally Posted by
PossibleDeviation
Pay rates have NOT been secured; they've matched the current market rate. You need to keep in mind the JCBA we will be negotiating will most likely BEGIN at current legacy DOS +1 or +2. So our DOS needs to exceed their DOS +1 or +2. If you plan to copy and paste their current rates you're leaving money on the table and setting our pilot group behind.
You are right. What I’m alluding to is that we won’t be negotiating from our pay rates, but JB pay rates which is the average of the legacy pay rates. A few dollar difference wouldn’t be considered “lacking” in the context of industry average. We should be matching legacy rates in the JCBA, no question about it. I’m confident we’ll get it considering everything that JB’s union has done recently.