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Originally Posted by Jack Bauer
I can't fault him because as humans we are interested in what serves us best. He lost a chunk of his retirement and that sucks. Please understand how background and longevity play into the desires of some here to portay/sell this current proposal.
Some would prefer a smaller raise sooner (get more before they punch out) as opposed to those who will be around longer and have to live a longer career period with the repercussions of giving away work rules and letting DCI fly airplanes that should have been at mainline = another decade of stagnation for those not already widebody captains. Those still here have to live with
Hi Jack,
That's the only way they can vote. It's the only way they get any kind of money now. Even a six month delay has financial consequences, which is why they are so wild eyed.
Even a %20 raise a year from now does very little good to a person in their last 3 years, and this is the
specific demographic for which this TA is tailored.
Note the long delay in any kind of DC bump. %14 vs %15 to these guys means very little. There is no practical way for it help.
OTOH, a reduction in staffing does help. The increase in ALV will let them fly more. These guys typically will pump the white slips (which are relatively a sure thing, rather than wait by the phone for a GS), so the reserve ALV+15 will not affect their method of schedule filling.
Scope issues are the last thing on their minds. As is sick time...(although, they are getting more).
If I was in my last 3 years, and money is all that was on my mind, and I had no interest in leaving a place better than I found it, this is exactly the kind of TA I'd want, and the sooner, the better.
Nu
06-26-2015
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