Originally Posted by
gloopy
I'm in the "camp" that says that if you substantially change how we are paid from equipment to longevity, there will be at least 51% clamoring for a rebid. YOS pay with no fences and all the sudden AS pilots start gobbling up 777/747 slots? There is no way that would work. How many years would the scale go up to? 18? 20? 40? It could be done, I'm not arguing that. I'm just saying there would be a significant adjustment period and a lot of training costs initially, although it would most likely save a lot of training costs down the road.
That was just for the sake of the discussion. If longevity pay is in place, it matters not what you are flying. I hear so many guys say "I don't care if I'm flying a C-172 as long as I'm paid properly. The argument would be that unless a AK guy just had a woody for flying the whale, why would he commute to DTW? He won't make any more money doing so. What you will see more than likely is the big iron going more junior....
My proposal would be a 40 year payscale, with a 3% increase every year. Doesn't matter what you fly... Bid for seniority and QOL instead of having to make a choice like you do now