Slick111

Sorry Cosgr, I quoted the wrong guy. I meant to quote BuckSilver. You're right.

Withholdings and tax rates are two different things. Yes, a large bonus will be WITHHELD at a higher rate than a normal paycheck but that doesn't mean that it'll ultimately be TAXED at a higher rate.

SEPfield

Which is why it is so important not to answer your phone on days off. Anytime we pick up open time or accept a junior man we are helping the company drag out the poor terms in the contract and validating their refusal to fix critical pay.

SAP 75, No open time, No junior man.

seafeye

Actually Alpa has everything to do with it.
We are essentially a subsidiary of Alpa. They should not be having each group working on their own agenda. We should be 100% under the direction of National. Our MEC does not have the experience nor the ability to negotiate with upper management. It isn't an insult, they are pilots. Not lawyers or businessmen. You wouldn't want a lawyer flying your airplane. We certainly don't want pilots writing contracts.
Negotiating higher pay for first year pilots is utterly wrong when they forced 12'year caps on us. Alpa national needs to step in and say no more. Management gets nothing till our critical pay is solved.
We are losing $30,000 per year yet our union is negotiating higher pay for f/o's? Time to start representing the dues paying pilots on property.

ChipChelios

When did they start honoring your contract? 😂

1stCivDivPilot

Touché. But I'd love to see their unique interpretation of the pay charts if they were to only bump up first year pay.

Blueskies67

I doubt we will see a raise anytime soon. This company is way too retroactive.

HeyOneTaco

The Endeavor "bonus" is actually not a bonus it's a retention payment. It's NOT taxed as a bonus


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CBreezy

There is no such thing as a bonus tax.

HeyOneTaco

We're arguing the same point, but you said tomato and I said tomato


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chrisreedrules

My thoughts exactly. If anything the company will offer increased first year pay and the union/pilot group won't let them get away with that and that will probably be it. It makes more sense for AAG to give out retention bonuses ala Endeavor. Pay increases amount to a more permanent fix to what will ultimately be a temporary problem. Bonuses can be turned on and off and increased or decreased at will.

Either way, what will likely be offered will probably be too little too late. This company is traditionally reactionary and not proactive about fixing problems. The time to do something about it was realistically last fall. And they should have NEVER stopped hiring for those few months. Sent the wrong signal to potential applicants. Even if we do raise pay and offer bonuses, we are no longer the only regional offering all that AND a quick upgrade. We are one of a few, and still won't likely offer anywhere near industry leading pay. Just my .02 but I think barring some unforeseen substantial raise or even some sort of drastically increased flow, the company won't be able to staff like they want to.