Originally Posted by
dn_wisconsin
I don't think its been said but we just signed our contract at Spirit about 8 months ago and our 10 year captain is $137/hr currently. At DOS+4, which is when VX captains might hit year 10 its $160/hr. Plus we also go upto year 15 now which tops at $185/hr. Nothing to brag about but its not bad. Your pay raise will come almost one year later than ours and you will still make less. So about the time we will have DOS+1 at $145/hr and you will just be getting $130.
And what are Spirit's 1-7 years DOS rates?
64-96-104-108-115-117-119 then the big jump at year 8 to 133.
I realize these don't include DOS+ Yearly, but let me tell you what VA mgmt probably looks at....we are paid ABOVE Spirit rates for equal longevity. Right or wrong, that's what they do. Had Spirit negotiated higher rates for those first 7 years maybe we'd have some ammo. Why didn't they?...likely because there ARE no 1-7 year capts at Spirit and there probably won't be anytime soon. The reverse of which gets thrown back in VA pilot's faces...."you upgraded in less than 2 years", or "if you're not happy here, go work for Spirit at those rates" (which as we all know you can't because you start at the bottom).
Not all at VA are happy with the recent slap-in-the-face raise, and I have heard there are union rumblings again. Where do I sign the card?