gator_hater said:I'm with you on this one. Every other airline is facing pay cuts and ALPA is asking for a 17% raise over the next three years for the entire pilot group. PLus other $$. Lets be conservative and say that the average pilot here makes 60K. A 17% increase across the board is about $19m. That comes out of the whopping $41m profit. Regardless of what our DCA says, that is not good business. We run on small profit margins and cutting those in half is pretty stupid. Time for ALPA to get their collective head out of their A$$ and be REASONABLE. Pay cuts are not reasonable either but they are a hell of a lot closer that ALPA.
Gator and 79%...remember that the ALPA proposal is just that, a proposal. The union has to start somewhere and then both sides meet somewhere in the middle. I also keep telling you guys to not forget the Horizon payrates. Our current 70 seat rates are not at all out of line. But asking 70 FO's for 13.5 % is a massive cut and not to mention in extremely poor taste. Do not forget, our union negotiators know what they are doing. They know what the pilot group feels is important because we let them know via surveys,P2P, and speaking directly with union members. Have a little patience and show some confidence in your reps.