Originally Posted by
Tinpusher007
I originally thought it might drive a wedge between capt's and f/o's and geneally speaking I don't want my gains to come from the loss of others that I work with, espcially other pilots. However, the email does state that the whole reasoning for our wages being so low is that the f/o's salary was essentially "sacrificed" to facilitate bringing the Avro on property during different times in the past. So now that times have changed once again, maybe it's time to reward that scarifice.
Whether you support it or not, it is important not to fall into the trap of thinking that someone else is losing something out of it. No captain will be taking a "pay cut". Creating a higher starting point for FO's will benefit everyone, not just the FO's when negotiations for the next contract come around. That is closer than most realize. It is amendable starting June 1, 2011.