Originally Posted by
Denny Crane
Johnso,
First, let me say that I do think that you should be getting the same DC contribution. That's not the point though.
You are enduring this with your fellow NW hires of the same period as I did with my fellow B-scalers. I guess I don't understand your point. I made less last year as a 7ER Capt. than I did as a MD 11 FO in 1998. We've all taken a shot on the chin because of bankruptcy. It sucks!!
I'm assuming, in your last sentence, that you mean you make less in your DC contribution than a new hire.
Again Johnso, I'm not saying it's right, I'm saying that's just the way it is. Most likely this group of guys is just going to have to suck it up and take it on chin like we all did with the B scale. I just don't see anything getting resolved with this prior to Jan. 2012 when everyone will have the same contribution. Trying to go back and recover this contribution from past years ain't gonna happen. (My fatalist view)
Denny
Denny,
It just bums me out when fellow pilots preach unity, but shrug things like lesser DC contributions & B scales. If we are going to be unified, we all need to be on the same playing field. It just doesn't seem like that will happen though. Bankruptcy really farked so many people by making our pilot groups so different.
I don't believe that you always have to give something to get something. I think our current union national president has a lot of guys believing that one always has to give something to get something. It took a fight to get him to ask the company to get the pay system changed, & turns out it cost us nothing. The company agreed to change it no problem.
I guess what I'm trying to say is overall I'm happy. It's really not even the money, it's the principle. We got thrown under the bus, & it stinks.