Originally Posted by
ChrisH
What will the new contracts that UPS, SWA, and FedEx just received, do for the legacy carriers/industry, once they emerge from bankruptcy? Will it put pressure on them to increase pay, once they begin earning a consistant profit? I am sure management, and pilots have to be looking at those new contracts closely.
Just a few years ago, when the pax carriers were doing well, FDX management tried to tell us that our pay should be compared with the likes of UPS and ABX and not DAL, AA, UAL, etc. because our business was fundamentally different from flying passengers. We disagreed and kept the pressure on until we got where we are (where we hope to be?) now.
I predict that management at the legacy carriers will soon say that the freight business is different and should not be compared to their pilot pay rates. Don't give in.