Originally Posted by
beech_nut
We all agree we are horribly underpaid. I know this personally as I work at Commutair.
Why?
Originally Posted by
beech_nut
Our pay scale is a laughable. Do we really want the government involved in setting salaries?
Doesn't sound like it could be any worse for you, could it?
Originally Posted by
beech_nut
Sometimes it is necessary to look beyond our own issues and at the big picture. What direction is America heading? Do we want to move down the road toward such a huge federal government that it literally sets our salaries? Should there be a federally sanctioned minimum wage for every profession?
You might be surprised to know that in any profession for which there is a Federal employee doing the same type/class of work, there ALREADY is a standard wage.... it's the Federal Prevailing Wage Law and has been around for decades. It just doesn't apply to the private sector.
Originally Posted by
beech_nut
Something has to be down about pay and working conditions in our industry but i'm not sure having the government setting pay rates is the way to go. Perhaps updating or scraping the RLA might be a good start. Let us get paid for the actual time we work.
You finally made a statement that made sense. It was a mistake to Deregulate the airline corporations, while still regulating their unions. It tipped the scales to an unfair advantage.