Worst Paying Major Airlines??????
#31
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I agree that our pay and benefits need to be addressed, especially for those of us on the 190, but a union will not be our "golden ticket" to better pay, benefits and overall quality of life. If a union is voted in, we will be maintaining our current pay and benefits until a CBA is signed. With the notion of at least a few years for that to happen and having to give back things we have right now, I cannot afford to vote for a union at this time. If Dave and Russ have not gotten the message that things need to be fixed soon and act upon the concerns of the pilot group, then I will support a union next time around. Right now, we have far more levearge with the mere threat of a union than a union itself.
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#32
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You work at Jet Blue so you know it better than me, but compared to other Airbus/737 drivers, do you guys make more than anyone else besides Southwest when you factor in the 150% past 70 hours? I'm not challenging you, just trying to get educated. Do you guys fly trips productive enough to brake 70 hours without having to work extra days?
Yes hours above 70 are compensated at 150% but I dont think the flying is there for a lot of pickups right now. I guess it depends on which seat your in and base.
#33
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IMHO, no airline pilot should be making less than 6 figures a year after 4 years of service. Maybe my expectations are too high, but right is right and this company has told us through it's actions that we are not worth it. 190 guys making 58 dollars an hour after 4 years? Talk about nauseating.
#34
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Hmmm, I'm pretty sure that was your choice going to the 747. PBS can bite you on reserve, so it's a gamble. If you weren't on reserve, the only way you could do 22 days in a row is if you had two trips back to back(1 at the end of the bid period, 1 at the begining of the next) and even that's stretching it. Contractual min days off gets you 11 in a 30 day bid period. Most othropedic surgeons I've seen work 12+ hour days 6 days a week. Even with your previous schedule you were still getting more time off.
#35
I am a FO RJ pilot and I will just throw in my 2 cents here. I blame this mess on Major Airline Pilots they continually give/relax scope in an attempt to hold on to pay and working conditions. Then management files for bankruptcy and gets everything back. At this rate I will never make it to a major. Regional Jets will be flying domestic and carriers like BA, Lufthansa, or Emirates will be flying international via code sharing.
I just learned that the plumbers unions control the jobs and licensing of plumbers. Wow, plumbers set a price for a skill and companies just have to deal with that fixed cost. What a concept!
Major airline pilots need to hold it together. Most RJ pilots are behind the concept get support from everyone and you won’t have issues like Midwest Airlines.
I just learned that the plumbers unions control the jobs and licensing of plumbers. Wow, plumbers set a price for a skill and companies just have to deal with that fixed cost. What a concept!
Major airline pilots need to hold it together. Most RJ pilots are behind the concept get support from everyone and you won’t have issues like Midwest Airlines.
#37
I don't think any union should have better benefits than those it represents. I know that's hard with so many different companies but if there's a 25% cut across the board then I'd expect the union to join in. A sort of averages type thing.
#38
No... that's not why salaries and benefits have been eroded. When airlines asked pilots and flight attendants for concessions in wages in benefits... they were given without demand for repayment of salaries nor reinstatement of benefits. You need to look upwards to the MECs who endorced these cuts.
#39
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You must not have heard about the RJDC and the lawsuits they filed to ban scope at the major airlines.
#40
I Disagree
I don't think most of us have spent 10+ years training to become a pilot. Yes, one may have been in the military that long and on the civilian side, worked their way up through the ranks but we didn't spend 5-7 years of formal training and besides, our profession is suffering a glut of qualified, trained individuals. Supply and demand. Yes, it will change and the pendulum will swing back but not for a l-o-n-g time.
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