Originally Posted by
ClipperJet
Then how about a 10-15 year pay fence? Integrate seniority by DOH or relative seniority, but keep the pay rates separate--and at current levels for 15 years or so. (Of course, any future percentage raises/cuts would be applied to the base pay rate for each side.)
That would certainly maintain both sides' "carreer expectations:"
AirTran expectation: 737 Captain at X pay
Southwest expectation: 737 Captain at Y pay
The merits of this idea notwithstanding, does anyone know if the unions can negotiate that sort of thing, or are they only allowed to agree on the list itself?
At the time of Delta's merger with Western, a Delta L1011 Second Officer earned about the same as a Western DC10 Captain. Pay rates were equalized over a two or three year period, as I recall.
Despite the fact that they got huge raises, many of the Western guys carped about that graduated pay raise until the day they retired. It made for some long trips...