Originally Posted by
Blockoutblockin
That first year $30K salary bullsheet needs to go away! Not only is it embarrassing to me and a hardship to the new hire, it further highlights the I've got mine/screw you mentality that is so evident at CAL.
Here is one area where I do blame ALPA. It has been like this for years at almost every airline from the majors down to the beater feeders. New hires make zilch only to see a big pay bump in year 2. ALPA condemns a lot of airlines for the poor pay the first year, but in reality they have contributed to it. They could fight for more even increases of pay throughout the longevity scale. I think these big 50%-20%-20%-15% bumps in years 1-5 are ridiculous. But ALPA is also well aware that the voting power and dues income come from the senior guys.