Originally Posted by
PapaMike
It will not be easier in 5 years. How is the company going to feel different about raising the rates then than they do now? I really don't see how it has anything to do with the company to be honest. They have a finacial value they can support and be a viable company. Why in the world would they care where the money goes. If ALPA went to them and said we will pay all our jet pilots 1 dollar an hour and the q 100 an hour. If it fit in their financial plans they wouldn't care.
The time to fix things is never in the future. It's always now.
You are exactly right, but missing the point. Management doesn't care where the money comes from. The other option is to take away from the jet rates. However, I'm not going to ask PCL or MSA pilots to take cuts to supplement my payraise. To avoid Mesaba Saab pilots from taking paycuts and to ensure that PCL FOs didn't take a paycut with their rise in insurance, this is how the deal was brought together. This is why the next time from now is exactly the time to address this, because then you aren't merging three pilot groups with three different cultures.