Originally Posted by
ualdriver
You should apologize.
So your pay rates are up to the lowest paying legacies in the industry that had LCC wages forced down their throat six years ago? Congrats. The fact that you are bragging about just shows the mentality of your pilot group. And the fact that your group only looks at hourly wages proves that you guys need to sit down with a good ALPA E&FA guy to see how far you REALLY are behind. For example, UA guys get a 16% B&C fund and medical for my family costs $0 (zero) dollars per month for a good HMO. But your management guys are smart. They know hourly wages are bright and shiny and will dance that object in front of your eyes every time.
Without the help of a union? Please. The only raises you guys will ever see are trailing wage increases (this raise being a perfect example) that are earned riding on the coat tails of negotiated union contracts.
When (if?) the majors start hiring VA guys will leave in droves and more raises will be dangled in front of your eyes. Keep an eye on what's going on at JetBlue right now......
Hey, that's great! I'll throw my stuff in at United, sounds like a great job! Oh...wait...I can't. You see ALPA allowed its jobs to be outsourced to regional carriers with poverty level wages.
But at least the guys who got hired at United are doing okay right? Oh...wait...I see there are 1500 guys furloughed and United ditched all of their 737s in favor of RJs.
Well at least there are a lot of regional jobs available for those furloughed guys right? Oh...wait...You mean they have to start at the bottom of the seniority list at $20,000/year, and not even having so much as 401k matching?
Well it is nice to know ALPA is working hard for you at least, just like it did for all of the members at TWA and USAirways...