comair hiring bonus

[DrewBlows]

Do a little math: miniscule $2 raise/hour * 80 hrs/month *12 months * 1500 pilots = $2,880,000

$2,880,000/$5,000= 576 pilots

Comair would have to hire 576 pilots for a $2 raise to be equivalent, financially. Comair doesn't need 576 pilots, nor is a $2/hr raise enough to curb attrition.

I see your what you're trying to get at but it just doesn't make sense.

Of course it doesn't make sense to give the pilots a raise, it would cost the company more money. That's why they would want to give a bonus. I don't know if Comair has really contemplated a signing bonus, but I suspect they have. There's no way the union would allow it though. Think about it.

If the company was allowed to give a bonus to new hires it would set a precedent which would allow the company to give money to whichever part of the pilot group best suites it's needs in the future. There's a reason both sides have to agree to a contract.

PS. I bet the union would allow the company to increase first year pay to $28 per hour ($5,000) if it were put in writing and made permanent.