Originally Posted by mike734

My point is, salaries should have doubled by now. Interestingly the pay for Horizon and Comair have pretty much done that. However the major airline pilot pay has done the opposite. This is not news but look how far we've fallen. 160K then should be about 320K now. Delta was right in there before their big fall.

I believe we should use this data to rally support for huge pay increases. This has to be done by ALPA national scale of course. We need 100% raises to get back to "the good old days". This is what has to happen.

1. Get as many major contracts as possible to become amendable on the same date. 2012 would be good timing. This has to be the only part of the negotiations that is not negotiable.

2. Decide, on a national level, on one contract. There should be regional differences in pay and differentials for aircraft size etc...

3. When the date approaches, call the management of all the concerned airlines together and negotiate.

The idea here is to level the playing field. All airlines would pay the same (with small regional differences) so they would not be able to use different labor costs as an excuse for profit or loss. Labor would become an expense as non-negotiable as fuel. "You want to fly 737's? This is what it will cost you!"

It is a pipe dream, I know. If I was running for ALPA president, it would be my platform. It could happen but it would take an extraordinary leader with vision.