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Packrat 05-06-2017 12:28 PM


Originally Posted by Jetlife (Post 2358426)
I keep telling my wife that being an airline pilot by definition is a white collar job, but it feels like a blue collar job, and it's because of crap like this.

Its not a white collar job. We are just labor. Period. And labor is the easiest cost to control in the airline business.

Fuel? Nope.
Leases? Nope.
Labor...BINGO.

juventus 05-06-2017 01:44 PM

Jetlife , I'm not sure what is your point , are you an Alaska FA ?
If you are an Alaska pilot , you are making over 6 figures on your 3rd year , just to be fair , you are not a blue collar worker, not even close . That said , I also want to be paid present market rates .

Klsytakesit 05-06-2017 09:49 PM


Originally Posted by juventus (Post 2358598)
Jetlife , I'm not sure what is your point , are you an Alaska FA ?
If you are an Alaska pilot , you are making over 6 figures on your 3rd year , just to be fair , you are not a blue collar worker, not even close . That said , I also want to be paid present market rates .

Dont let your ignorance show.....most union iron workers, pipe fitters, boiler makers, carpenters, lineman, electricians etc make well in to six figures.....

Jetlife 05-06-2017 09:55 PM


Originally Posted by juventus (Post 2358598)
Jetlife , I'm not sure what is your point , are you an Alaska FA ?
If you are an Alaska pilot , you are making over 6 figures on your 3rd year , just to be fair , you are not a blue collar worker, not even close . That said , I also want to be paid present market rates .

If you are a seasoned, skilled trade worker and part of a union, you can make serious money. The lines are more blurry than you think.

AviatorAl04 05-07-2017 03:18 AM

Soooo, still some rumor of some type of merger then? Curious whats been floating around.

juventus 05-07-2017 09:56 AM

Yes and there are doctors and lawyers that make less then 6 figures as well. Whatever people .

WutFace 05-07-2017 10:21 AM


Originally Posted by juventus (Post 2359007)
Yes and there are doctors and lawyers that make less then 6 figures as well. Whatever people .

You are a faceless cog in the machine. Interchangeable. Replaceable. Doctors and lawyers can be identified by their own individual talents. In our industry there's no way to make such distinctions.

Wake up from your delusions. You're blue collar labor.

Packrat 05-07-2017 10:40 AM


Originally Posted by WutFace (Post 2359019)
You are a faceless cog in the machine. Interchangeable. Replaceable. Doctors and lawyers can be identified by their own individual talents. In our industry there's no way to make such distinctions.

Wake up from your delusions. You're blue collar labor.

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Mea25000 05-07-2017 11:00 AM

There is no merger coming... wake up

Ispeakjive 05-07-2017 04:07 PM


Originally Posted by Packrat (Post 2359029)
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Yes. Blue collar. Probably the most technical and highly trained blue collars of any industry. We are high end truck drivers.


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