Originally Posted by
DLax85
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.
couldn't agree more that the Company should unilaterally raise training pay. Like anything in bargaining there has to be a supply and demand. In the case of training pay, it is probably pretty hard to convince the decision makers that they are getting some bang for the buck so to say by raising training pay.
I am also pretty confident that nobody on the property will allow the slippery slope you speak of to develop. The simple fact is, we have excellent first year pay and benefits that beats about everyone (mainly due to bankruptcy era contracts, but top rung nonetheless).
My main point in replying to the OP was that the stuff about food stamps is over the top and looks petty to say the least. I did say training pay should be raised, in fact in the next CBA it should include hotel rooms for training as a new hire in addition to higher pay. FDX should pony that up without a ta!