Originally Posted by
Shootinstr8
I think the difference here is that those travel privileges are considered part of our compensation....
Hate to say it, but that is a bad way to think about them. They are a priviledge which the company extends based on their largess and can be revoked at any time. They are not contractual, nor are they compensation. I'm sure the IRS would like to know you don't pay any taxes on that "compensation."
Originally Posted by
rickair7777
It used to be free (or much cheaper), and they changed the price unilaterally. That is an un-negotiated compensation cut. Remember, many of us got into this business for the travel bennies.
Again, it's not compensation, it's a priviledge management has allowed you to use. If you just got in to this business for the travel bennies, than you did it for the wrong reason. When I first started, we had to pay on a per leg basis. It then changed to free. Then it changed to yearly fee. Who knows, if enough people complain about paying, management can just do away with the whole thing and tell us all to go pound sand.