Originally Posted by
XprsFr8r
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.
They probably will, but in either case, they are pilots flying for an airline, just one flying boxes, and one flying passengers. If a box burns in a crash, not a big deal, but if lives are in the back, seems management should realize that the passenger carrying pilots deserve at least as much.
I understand SWA just received a pay bump, along with United, American, and World. Hopefully the other airline will follow.