Originally Posted by
acl65pilot
The union does need to poll the pilots, and I beleive they will. This does not preclude the company from sending DALPA an offer, and if good enough it is the responsibility of your union to look at it.
I will disagree, pay is no where near good enough. Not for ones without a military retirement. I do agree that Scope is what holds the contract together, and needs to be improved.
My having a retirement has nothing to do with it. All it means is I can make the mortgage if the economy goes into the crapper. Without it I would adjust my standard of living to meet my income level, the same decision millions of American families make every day.
I think I am fairly compensated. Would I like more, you betcha' (a little norther lingo for our yankee brothers). There are, however, many more areas of the contract that I would like changed vs a huge pay raise. Scope, reserve system, scheduling, etc etc etc, are far more important to me. No amount of money can make up for a crappy QOL (ok, there is a number, but it is waaaay beyond what is possible. :-) )
And before Carl rails against me and says I am ruining the profession, remember, it's guys like him that sold this profession down the river for pay and now they got nutin'.