I guess I will repost this without the part that was offensive to pinseeker.

My biggest concern with new hire pay is we force guys in their 30s to live off credit cards for a year and spend 4 years recovering. How do you recover at fedex? Fly 120 hours a month when ever possible of course.

Great lesson to teach the guys when they are new.

See it is my contention that we will help ourselves, the fedex pilot group, and all pilots everywhere by "raising the bar". While I realize the traditional ALPA meaning of raising the bar is to jack up the ceiling, I prefer to think of it as lifting the floor.

As far as how much it would cost us, simply ask the company if they still think we are overmanned. If they say yes then the projected cost is zero.