PDT News and Rumors
09-14-2016 | 02:52 PM
#9332
Gets Weekends Off
Joined: Dec 2014
Posts: 955
Likes: 0
From: CL65
Imagine that you are a second or third year FO, and now the new hires were making more than you. Experience no longer matters. That is why some people are mad.
09-14-2016 | 03:31 PM
#9335
Mx Delay
Joined: Nov 2014
Posts: 137
Likes: 0
Exactly. One thing the MEC is proficient at keeping us out of the loop. Remember the talks of the FO retention bonuses from earlier this year? I think the official word actually came from a MEC rep via Facebook weeks (if not a month) after the deal was struck down.
Don't get me wrong though, I'm really glad the retirement case from 10 years ago is still pending. That was a solid update this morning...
Don't get me wrong though, I'm really glad the retirement case from 10 years ago is still pending. That was a solid update this morning...
Last edited by TheWrightStuff; 09-14-2016 at 03:32 PM. Reason: months /= month
09-14-2016 | 04:38 PM
#9336
Gets Weekends Off
Joined: Mar 2010
Posts: 419
Likes: 0
From: rabble rouser
its free money
its take it or leave it
it is not negotiating capital, its "advertising" funds
if mec says no (like how they shortsightedly did last time) they just don't get it and pdt continues to stumble along like the undead lagging behind our bigger and better looking sisters
oh i get it, because the captains aren't getting as much, screw the fo's....the old pdt standard
09-14-2016 | 07:49 PM
#9338
Gets Weekends Off
Joined: Oct 2015
Posts: 3,200
Likes: 43
From: Gear slinger
Not taking the deal would be a huge mistake on PDT's part... the argument against the old deal not benefiting Everyone was plausible since it was only a FO bonus and the upgrade time was rather low.
This time around, every FO gets a pay bump to the maxed out scale, and a bonus where applicable, and CAs get a bonus too.
Setting PDT so far apart from the other WOs will kill it's desirability... especially since people expect them to be in line with the other WOs. With only one Hub base, if someone is going to commute to work for a WO, why wouldn't they commute to the ones that pay double?
This time around, every FO gets a pay bump to the maxed out scale, and a bonus where applicable, and CAs get a bonus too.
Setting PDT so far apart from the other WOs will kill it's desirability... especially since people expect them to be in line with the other WOs. With only one Hub base, if someone is going to commute to work for a WO, why wouldn't they commute to the ones that pay double?
09-14-2016 | 08:03 PM
#9339
Gets Weekends Off
Joined: Sep 2009
Posts: 637
Likes: 0
From: N/A
The MEC is meeting with the company soon to discuss. I'd expect something will probably come out of the meetings this time. Honestly I don't really care one way or another. I'm just glad the MEC was trying to get an equitable deal. I never understood why we would incentivize being a first officer, especially at an airline that has very quick upgrades.
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
