Originally Posted by
PapaMike
I'm not as familiar with is as I am what is in the proposed JCBA but I am aware the it is still a huge win for QOL and a much better compensation. Soft pay is a smoke and mirrors technique. 1 dollar an hour in compensation is worth a lot more than a couple hundred a year in soft pay. And with mesaba's contract, colgan stands to see 5-7 dollar an hour increases. No soft pay will possibly compare to that.
Soft pay is hardly a smoke and mirrors technique. I would argue that payrates are all smoke and mirrors.
Colgan still stands to see significant pay increases in the range you spoke of ($5-7), so I'm not quite sure what you are up in arms about... other than MSA guys didn't want to take a paycut so we could see more of a payraise.