Grizz
Too much free time
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- Nov 21, 2004
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hawkercpt said:So Griz...
Did youns guys throw the FO's under the bus on purpose, or was it just incidental that all of the guys under 2 years got hosed when it comes to the pay?
I don't know what went into the negotiating committee's strategy. The first I saw of the TA was about 15 minutes before everyone else because I was the guy tasked with posting it on our site.
That being said, we have a problem at NetJets due to the high incidence of bypass F/Os. 98% of the pilots employed here right now is either a Captain or on bypass pay. When you go into negotiations, the goal is to take care of the membership that is voting for the contract. Since the F/O payscale is crappy at years 4 & 5, I expect we'll revist that issue in 4 years. It might be sooner than that if NetJets starts seeing a very high churn rate amongst F/Os.
My advice to anyone looking at NetJets is to make sure you can live on F/O salary because upgrades are going to be damn scarce for the next few years while all the bypass guys try to get on full Captain's pay. You might also want to make sure you can afford to live in one of the 5 domiciles. If the answer to either question is no, hold off coming here. If NetJets has a hard enough time recruiting people, they will come to the union seeking relief.
All in all, I'm pretty sure we'll still have a pretty good chunk of guys applying. Younger guys who's alternatives are the regionals and retired guys looking to supplement their income. Nothing new there - that's been NetJets target group for pilots for as long as I've been here.