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06-20-2015 | 12:39 PM
#8911
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From: 737 FO
Having to pay the 2 bucks a month for KCM never really bothered me. It's not like you need it to show up for work, if you don't want to spend the 2 bucks a month then don't get KCM. It's the same for the iPad, no one is forcing you to pay for an iPad if you don't want to. Save the money and use paper charts. These are indeed nice things but no one is being forced to pay for them and use them if they don't want to. Would it be nice to have these things paid for by the company? Absolutely, but I can understand why they don't.
06-20-2015 | 12:44 PM
#8912
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Having to pay the 2 bucks a month for KCM never really bothered me. It's not like you need it to show up for work, if you don't want to spend the 2 bucks a month then don't get KCM. It's the same for the iPad, no one is forcing you to pay for an iPad if you don't want to. Save the money and use paper charts. These are indeed nice things but no one is being forced to pay for them and use them if they don't want to. Would it be nice to have these things paid for by the company? Absolutely, but I can understand why they don't.
06-20-2015 | 03:24 PM
#8916
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We've been told by our ALPA finance guys to not expect "dramatically increased pay rates" because Mesa does not have the money. The longer we wait, the more money we lose by holding out for an impossible contract. Those are the sad facts. So, we push for what we can get, which will be increased rates, but certainly not industry leading.
ALPA finance guys are pretty good at finding hidden money. They aren't hiding money, they don't have it.
ALPA finance guys are pretty good at finding hidden money. They aren't hiding money, they don't have it.
06-20-2015 | 04:45 PM
#8918
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We've been told by our ALPA finance guys to not expect "dramatically increased pay rates" because Mesa does not have the money. The longer we wait, the more money we lose by holding out for an impossible contract. Those are the sad facts. So, we push for what we can get, which will be increased rates, but certainly not industry leading.
ALPA finance guys are pretty good at finding hidden money. They aren't hiding money, they don't have it.
ALPA finance guys are pretty good at finding hidden money. They aren't hiding money, they don't have it.
06-20-2015 | 05:09 PM
#8919
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Joined: Oct 2014
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From: Bent Over
OMG... No joke. Here I was thinking "they actually charge the pilots for KCM??? I've never heard such ridiculousness"
And then this guy comes in defending them.
If only they could clone him a few thousand times, they could continue to underbid everyone else for Ejet contracts.
And then this guy comes in defending them.
If only they could clone him a few thousand times, they could continue to underbid everyone else for Ejet contracts.
06-20-2015 | 05:21 PM
#8920
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Joined: Jun 2013
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From: gear slinger
Then maybe it's time for all of us to hang our hats for awhile. This isn't a GD charity and we're not doing this job out of the goodness of our hearts.
They will either find the money for it or go under. And if it's the latter, then maybe MAG shouldn't be in business if they cannot afford to pay their people industry average. It wouldn't exactly break my heart and I'm on the verge of upgrading.
They will either find the money for it or go under. And if it's the latter, then maybe MAG shouldn't be in business if they cannot afford to pay their people industry average. It wouldn't exactly break my heart and I'm on the verge of upgrading.
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