Originally Posted by
ancman
You’re assuming that Delta is, and forever will be, the rate-setter for the rest of the industry. That’s not always the case. I’m not suggesting that we ignore rates — at all. I’m simply stating that a singular focus on rates is the wrong approach. There are still quite a few QOL items in our contract that lag our peers, all while our rates are exactly the same.
Of course we may not always set the rates for the big 3 pax carriers, but when was the last time we didn't/didnt get the contractul bump by someone going higher? I think we agree more than disagree. I want more vacation (weeks or pay per day), more pay for training and higher pay rates. All of those items equal QOL for all. I'm not against QOL items, I just think we're mostly there right now and we should focus on getting more pay for the day that we do work. These things impact all pilots, while some of the QOL items people propose only impact a fraction of the pilots. If we get those things and we could work 2 or 3 less day per month, that is a massive QOL impact for all.