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#44
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They don't want a riot from the non contract employees. This is simply a way to minimize the size of the pay raise to the non contracts. They are very aware that to run a good airline they need the non contracts employees happy. Hence the other changes announced the day after the TA.
#45
Elvis, you missed my point. Everybody at DL makes more in compensation than everybody at DCI. Our overhead is huge. it's not just the pilots. Answer me this; do you think DL would fly those airplanes if they could make money on them ? My contention is that if DL thought they could make money flying a blimp they would do it.
#46
Yea - great signing bonus - 4% x $122/hr = $4.88/hr x 72 hours/month (I didn't plan on working more for more money - I can do that under the current contract) = $351.36/month x 6 months = $2108.16 Signing bonus - minus 20% taxes = $1676.53 - not much of a bonus for everything we gave up (I don't like the new ALV/Reserve rules - I work too many days already - I don't want to be forced to work more).
#47
They don't want a riot from the non contract employees. This is simply a way to minimize the size of the pay raise to the non contracts. They are very aware that to run a good airline they need the non contracts employees happy. Hence the other changes announced the day after the TA.
#48
Yea - great signing bonus - 4% x $122/hr = $4.88/hr x 72 hours/month (I didn't plan on working more for more money - I can do that under the current contract) = $351.36/month x 6 months = $2108.16 Signing bonus - minus 20% taxes = $1676.53 - not much of a bonus for everything we gave up (I don't like the new ALV/Reserve rules - I work too many days already - I don't want to be forced to work more).
#49
You know you make a lot of money with this contract if you fly 87.5 hours a month and compare the 2015 rates on the TA to 2012 rates today.
#50
How many days did you work this past year ? are you on reserve ? The company had issues with our current reserve system on the wide bodies, not being able to use the reserves due to the long trips. We gave them the ALV + 15 for the higher reserve pay(an example). Negotiations are a 2 way street,that's why it's called bargaining not demanding.
And it goes to 80's earlier point, we negotiated to end trip parking and then signed off on ALV+15.
It's like negotiating language to prevent RAH types from gaming our scope clause and then turning around and giving them an exemption.