For those pinnacle and colgan pilots who have yet to read/unaware of the current mesaba contract...here are a few of the highlights and lowlights currently(Btw...i am not satesfied one bit with our current contract and want much more than is listed here)

Section 1 - Lots of scope protections...actually fairly good section 1 for a regional pilot group

section 3 - you will have to take a look at the pay for yourself...just keep in mind this though...Mesaba has a 4% raise coming on Dec 1 of this year 2010.
When those new pay rates go into effect...Fo's (all fo's payed the same rate whether on prop or jet) will start at 25.97, 31.14, 34.19....year7-8 is 41.90 tops. Ca's for a 200 start at 61.14 yr 1....yr 2 62.98,64.88....year 17-18 is 101.06 tops. Ca's for a 900 start at 65.48,67.46,69.48....year 17-18 is 104.24 tops. Bottom line....FO pay is terrible(for a lot of reasons in the past, but it is just not good), Ca pay is better but still needs to be increased.

I only hope that pilots of all 3 groups realize that the company is looking at paying us based on mesaba's 'current' rates which are only a couple of months from receiving a 4% pay increase. This is one reason the company wants this done so quickly. Just giving you a heads up.

other section 3 stuff....block or better, min pay per day is 4 hrs, cdo pay is min of 4 hrs, taxi repositions = 12 min pay, trip guarentee pay, monthly guarentee pay is at 75 hrs for rsv and line holders, Rsv's only get paid higher than 75 if you credit over 75, get junior manned, or pick up ot; all of which goes on top of 75. drug test pay is 30 mintues of pay, customs pay is 18 min of pay, premium pay is for OT and junior manning which is 1.5X your pay rate. premium pay can be taken away by payroll if you call in sick at anytime within the same bid period you received premium pay for picking up OT.


Other contract stuff that I am sick of catagorizing by section....

-only 50% pay of deadheads
-per diem is currently at 1.55 BUT on Dec 1st we will be at 1.65 (all very very low)
-rsv's will not be called once you hit 70 hrs of credit, they will only call you if there are no other pilots available.
-dec 31st of each year all pilots receive 235 dollar checks (supposed to be used for uniforms)(effective dec 31st 2010)
-training hotel buyout options...if you don't use a hotel provided by training, you can get paid 50% of what the company pays
-min day pay is 4 hrs(so for the most part, even if you pick up a trip for ot that is only worth 2 hrs of flying or credit, you will get paid 6 hrs on top of your gaurentee.) (4 hr min day pay * 1.5 premium factor = 6 hrs pay)
-lots of cdo scheduling provisions (some are good, and some hurt you)
-11 days min days off a month(can go to 10 if you pick up ot, but NEVER less than 10 even if you want to so you can pick up a trip)
-new hires receive their own hotel room (no dual occupancy rooms)
-new hires uniforms are paid 50% by company
-1 week vacation can be used as 5 individual pvd's
-lots of stuff regarding moving expenses paid for when displaced involuntarily.
-company only pays for parking in current pilot domiciles, even if where you live is cheaper
-no duty/trip rigs....but we do have the min day pay
-sick bank accrues at 2.5 hrs a month
-we have pbs and it sucks
-we have no automated trip trade
-we have no way to determine rsv coverage per day...so scheduling could do whatever they want and most of the time get away with it.

if you want to know more, i think someone posted a link to mesaba's contract...just thought this would pull out some of the most often asked about areas...just ask if you have more questions.

One thing I did want to point out though was how i would not be surprised if one of the reason's this company wants a contract so fast(before dec 1st of this year) is b.c. of mesaba's 4% raise which is coming this dec 1st. What a great way to get around it...negotiate rates before the 4%raise. same goes for our uniform pay and per diem.