Originally Posted by
freezingflyboy
Well thats where you're wrong. What if they signed a new contract and first year pay was $30/hr? That'd be great right? Industry leading! But what if there was a clause in there that said you were only paid 50% for flights between 6am and midnight? Well now its not so good is it? Think something like that doesn't happen? Ask those CAL guys who are inflight relief officers on the 75/76 and 777. Up until recently they were paid 50% for deadheads. On a 16 hour flight to Delhi, that sucks. Point is this, payscales are easy to compare but its the workrules that really matter.
I'm not wrong about anything. I understand there are other things that go into account. My question is....
IS THE $19 to $21 INCREASE BECAUSE OF THE CONTRACT BEING SIGNED OR HAS IT YET TO BE NEGOTIATED? I can't put it more clear. I understand there are other factors like deadheads, canceled flight pay, ect. The question is not about that. The question is about the hourly pay rate. I'm trying to keep this as simple as possible. It's a yes or no. Unless it's a no and you know what they are willing to increase it to. I'm asking because the captain I was speaking too could inform me on the other things however he hadn't heard on the pay per hour yet. So that's all I'm asking.