Continental Express Pay

[RJP]

Hey, I'm flipping through the Sept. '04 issue of ALPA magazine tonight and come across the late-breaking ALPA news about Continental Express pilots conductin "informational picketing".

The sandwich boards they're carrying say "$17,600/yr. (starting) Is Not Enough WE NEED A NEW CONTRACT NOW!"

Good for them. Just curious though if the $17.6 is gross or net pay.

 

[Prop Trash]

That's before taxes. No kidding!

 

[WSurf]

Funny story that happened to me about a month ago. I showed up for work early in the morning, 5:00am report for a 6:00am departure. Tired, and beat from a night of drinking, wearing my Viking helmet and pillaging the small town I live in. I needed the only two things a pilot needs in the morning..... ahhhh, coffee and the USA Today. With coffee in hand I lumbered to the USA machine outside of the terminal. At that point a old lady (60's) had beat me to the machine, she put in her 50cents (soon to be 75) in the machine, grabbed her paper. She noticed me in uniform, mints in mouth (fresh breath) and held the machine door open. And here's the CVR of what occurred.

Old Lady - "Morning sonny, very nice day this morning. Here you go, I will hold the door open and you grab yourself a USA Today".

Me- (Pondering the thought, however cops are in front of terminal, Dont need to draw attention to me this morning) "Thanks so much, however I can afford the 50 cents, thanks for thinking of me".

Old Lady - "Are you sure sonny, Cause I know how much you poor old regional pilots make and I know you need every little cent you have"

Me- (Laughing) "Ok screw it, give me one....."

She said she saw the Ad in USA Today about some pilots and they took up the page in the paper.

Too funny, and true... I will never forget that story.. ever.


Good Luck with the contract.....

 

[flap operator]

You mean you were actually going to BUY a Usatoday?


FO

 

[WSurf]

First leg in the morning, my base is a small town.... couldn't go on the hour flight without one. In that situation, you have to bite the bullet and purchase...

 

[FinalOverERI]

Funny story that happened to me about a month ago. I showed up for work early in the morning, 5:00am report for a 6:00am departure. Tired, and beat from a night of drinking,

Me- (Pondering the thought, however cops are in front of terminal, Dont need to draw attention to me this morning)

Too funny, and true... I will never forget that story.. ever.

Nice!

 

[CesnaCaptn]

How'd the old lady know you were an expressjet pilots? Most people can't tell what airline you work for based on your uniform.

 

[WSurf]

She didn't, she just knew I was a regional pilot. I guess the Dash 8 parked outside gave that away.