I have it Nevets. Ever hear of profit sharing? Additionally im aware, after being at this for a while, how to calculate compensation. SKYW pilots can also put their match into a ROTH (According to my accountant who is a skyw pilot), not just a 401k, again, big bonus there. Ill take the 11% match rumored being offered over there over our match and measly 2%. In fact, Ill take their health insurance with that 11%. Ill also take being a reserve CA and being allowed to pick up trips to credit much higher than 75 hours. You see they do have a better deal than us, we're just so brainwashed some of us believe we are the "master race". FYI a reserve CA over there can hit 100K fairly easily if theyre willing to work, not so here. Ill take their trip and duty rig too, unlike our big bad 2hr DPM. Theres plenty we have that's good, but at the end of the day they make more. We should be demanding SKYW plus $1, not the other way around. That little stunt pulled about getting a 70 seat rate so we could bid on flying? What a joke, guess where all the flying went?
Yes, we have a profit sharing plan as well that is exactly like Skywest's (except that we don't make a profit).
Are you also aware that we've been able to put our money in a Roth 401k ever since their inception, not just the regular 401k but in addition to it.
Are you also aware that we also get a higher match than Skywest and that in addition to the higher match we also get another contribution as well, up to 12% for the most senior. And that is not a rumor. It's a fact!
And are you aware that our reserves can also pick up during red flag and can can pick up during the APW?
And are you aware that we have a contractual cap of 25% on our health insurance premiums? Skywest doesn't have that and they are also not pushing us into consumer driven health plans either.
As for their duty rigs (they don't have a trip rig), I've been calculating the difference it would have made to me since they bought us and so far it would only have been a few hours total.
I've seen the numbers and I've heard it from JA himself. When counting total compensation, wages, 401k matching, retirement contributions, health benefits (all of which are better than Skywest), and productivity (or lack there of), ours is higher. And if you actually calculate that total compensation by block hours flown, you will have a true comparison of compensation and work rules.
And lastly, I do agree that the arbitrators decision on the large RJ rates are a joke. And I would happily take one dollar more than Skywest if we kept our current work rules, not theirs.
