Holy crap, did y'all not read the d*mn email!? I'm a knuckle-dragger & I understood it.

"Training Salary: Training pay is calculated at 3 hours per day for every day within a training curriculum, including days off. Breaks between Basic Indoctrination training and initial aircraft training are not paid training days, but you will continue to accrue guarantee during this period. In addition, you will receive a per diem allowance in accordance with the UPA. Pilots are paid on the 1st and 16th of each month for the preceding Bid Period (month). Please reference the UPA for further details regarding compensation.
Hourly Base Salary: Your starting hourly rate of pay will be $68.08, subject to all applicable federal and state withholding and employment taxes."

 

Point of reference:

I had 10 days off between indoc and Fleet training. Also a month off between sim and OE. Paid 3 hours per day the entire time plus perdiem. The one caveat is the month you do IOE you are paid a minimum of 73 hours, 3 hours per day(if that exceeds 73) or what you fly. For me I had 15 days of OE blocker days at 45 hours and a trip worth 25. So I got 73 hours, clear as mud

Also all add the cavot "Your mileage may vary"

 

Sorry for the abrasive sounding reply... drunk post.

 

All,
The above information for many of you,ESPECIALLY new Hires is critical. When I finished IOE in May, I had to remind the crew desk of my 3 days off I was given(based on my previous call to the desk) after IOE. Now this is where it might confuse. When I told the crew desk this they did give me 3 days off by using my remaining 4 days off in a ten day period[prorated per the contract, wrong]. So I had one other day off. I begged to differ and quoted references from section 20 and 5. Naturally, they disagreed.
Well fast forward. After a closer look at my schedule, someone at the crew desk converted my month of flying from a line(based on the above information so graciously provided) to a reserve line. Just went in and completely changed it and put me on reserve. Well because my line at 3 hours per day plus my IOE met the LCF for the month, I was done flying and had 14 days off instead of the 4 days off the crew desk wanted to give me. How'd I know all this. I didn't. I read the contract and had a lot of help from my New Hire Mentor. KNOW YOUR CONTRACT. The SCREW DESK does not!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Sorry to disagree. The crew desk does indeed know the contract very well. They just try to violate it whenever they think they can get away with it--which means new-hires. The advice is sound, know your contract.