Originally Posted by
2cylinderdriver
Come on, talk about anything but the criminal TRAINING PAY, do you really expect our NC to try and waste capital on this? First year pay is about 60K, so for 6-8 weeks they have to tough it out at 2k. I agree, should be raised at least to the equivalent of 1st year at guarantee, but to spread stuff like you qualify for food stamps is childish. Why don't you go post that stuff on the regional board? It is definitely applicable for some of the pilots there, that is criminal.
It really dilutes your other concerns in my opinion.
It's clear they haven't wasted any negotiating capital on it in 25+ years.
It's the PRINCIPLE here bruddah!
There's no reason any pilot qualified to fly at FEDEX should have to "tough it out" for any length of time.
Buying into that mindset is a very, very slippery slope....think about it.
What other pay benefits in our contract would you like unadjusted for 25+ years?
...any other contract items we should "...tough out"?
Once again, it's the PRINCIPLE for all us....and 2 months of getting more than $700 dollar take home checks for all the new hires.