Garbage TA rates, what’s going on here?
#11
Why do people think that attempting but failing to get new rates that meet inflation is the goal? Why are TAs coming out that have concessionary rates when inflation is figured in? Should not goals be inflation +%? I see these new rates when applied to major airlines as a failure. This is the first time in decades there is a chance to pull back the losses and failures of previous contract compensation. Look at the regionals right now, inflation+ TAs being hammered out every week. CAs at regionals are about to make as much or more as legacy/major/lcc FOs that have been on property for years. This bar needs to be raised at both the regional and final level of career progression in this industry. I’m seriously at a loss of words whenever I see these things being pushed out. I’m not talking about QOL here, those improvement are completely separate in my mind and also deserve as much improvement. I really hope I am not alone in recognizing this bargaining power that has finally arrived. A raise is not a raise if inflation is more or equal to the new rates.
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The difference is that regionals are on the verge of shutting down due to lack of pilots (especially captains) and the legacies all have large pools and are having no problem filling classes. So the airlines are throwing money at the problem at the regionals and the legacy pilots don't have nearly the leverage they think they do especially as the recession sets in. The legacy pilots are overplaying their hand in my opinion. They are comparing apples to oranges. The legacy pilots should be able to achieve inflation +1% but the 400% raises some regional pilots have seen ain't gonna happen and it will be a hard sell to get retro pay for the time the airlines were on government life support. If that's the goal, they will just get themselves parked until next year at the bottom of the recession when they get concessions rammed down their throats.
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Because in pattern bargaining, the floor was set this time around by the sub inflation AS rates, and there reliance on me-too catch up clauses. Let others do the heavy lifting was the over arching strategy there.
This set the floor from which everyone else is working from.
This set the floor from which everyone else is working from.
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But well done supporting your company during a period where we have more leverage than anytime in the past 20+ years.
And I wasn’t trying to be tough as much as effective, but I am ready to go on strike today if that’s what you mean.
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The difference is that regionals are on the verge of shutting down due to lack of pilots (especially captains) and the legacies all have large pools and are having no problem filling classes. So the airlines are throwing money at the problem at the regionals and the legacy pilots don't have nearly the leverage they think they do especially as the recession sets in. The legacy pilots are overplaying their hand in my opinion. They are comparing apples to oranges. The legacy pilots should be able to achieve inflation +1% but the 400% raises some regional pilots have seen ain't gonna happen and it will be a hard sell to get retro pay for the time the airlines were on government life support. If that's the goal, they will just get themselves parked until next year at the bottom of the recession when they get concessions rammed down their throats.
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Most folks work AT LEAST 12 days a month, but if a company providing only 4 days to per month to help you get paid fairly-while telling you how much they appreciate your effort-seems fair to you, I guess you’re a better man than I.
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Why would they make the majors anymore attractive with higher wages? They want people to stay at their regionals, not have more reasons to bail for the Legacies. Remember the pay pie! The regionals took your pay increase, along with all the elderly FAs. Very soon pay on equipment will be the same at every US commercial carrier. You want more pay, join an airline with big equipment.
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Why would they make the majors anymore attractive with higher wages? They want people to stay at their regionals, not have more reasons to bail for the Legacies. Remember the pay pie! The regionals took your pay increase, along with all the elderly FAs. Very soon pay on equipment will be the same at every US commercial carrier. You want more pay, join an airline with big equipment.
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