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Cybourg10,Nevets, and aircombat...
Let me turn this around. Based on the job we do now compared to 30 years ago and based on inflation, the job we do now should pay about 250K a year with a pension plan that pays about 150k a year starting at age 60...Shouldn't we push for that? That's what this job paid then....Why not push for that?
Joe-
I'll ask again, what concessions are you willing to give? I vote that you senior lifers go back to $75/hr and fly 99 hrs a month. That should make ASA competotive again. We can't afford to pay you six figures to work 12 days a month anymore, sorry. If you want that kind of money and schedules go to a major but until then stop dragging us down down with your inflated union salary and benefits.
Minor league ball players don't make major league pay. You gotta make the jump, and Joe wasn't qualified years ago. Bad attitude.
OYS
Joe, how much are you wanting to give back to the company? 10%? Vacation low? Maybe we should cap the pay scale at 8 years and build all schedules to 95 hrs. Will that make you feel better about our future bidding chances?
XJT won the UAL RFP in 2009 with some of the highest labor costs and the bid was/is profitable! How did we win that bid without PBS or sub-par 401k matching?
I agree....The majority of regional pilots don't plan on being lifers. Time to bring down pay at 10+ years. This will help bring costs down.
Why can't we just return to what this job paid 30 years ago adjusted for inflation? Why wait? Honestly what would be the harm?
How is my statement crazy? It is simply restoring what this job paid? How is that "crazy"?
ASA, CMR, and DAL should have consolidated back in 2000...However YOUR ALPA and our "colleagues" at DAL didn't want to...We could possibly merge with Skywest, but it will only happen if we agree to get rid of all the unions at ASA/XJT....Are you willing to do that? That is the only way it is going to happen.....
I agree....The majority of regional pilots don't plan on being lifers. Time to bring down pay at 10+ years. This will help bring costs down.