Not a horrible concept, but very unwieldy. Imagine the formula to compute that, then the steps required to verify the company keeps the fleets at an agreed level, flown at an agreed level. I think we would do it, but the company would only go for it if it heavily favored them. As in, our top rate is $189 now, pilots determine a blended rate is $180, but the company wants $160 to be safe. I also think anyone at the top tier pay rate will scoff any attempt to lower their "I got mine" top rate, which is 100% of our captains. So chances of a blended rate at SWA, zero.
I have no idea what you're talking about
Seriously-
I'm not talking about changing anything about our current payscale or taking away rewards of being topped out or senior-
I'm just saying we set a rate for the widebody and combine it in with our 737 rates-
Lets just make math easy - we buy 50 787's- new rate $250 a trip- 700 737's at $200/trip= blended rate for all pilots of $203.33
(X-50*$250=$12,500; Y-700*$200=$140,000; $140k+$12.5k=$152,500/750 a/c= $203.33 tfp)
If we eventually get 300 wide bodies, then that's $215tfp
It's about unity within our union which will lead to better contracts- and QOL, not chasing the damn carrot our whole career filling up the training department with unnecessary events as pilots inevitably go for the money- (and money almost always leads to pride and separatism in our union) - the pilot group still captures the productivity of the larger plane- and yes I know it gets severely diluted for the individual by our masses of 737 narrowbodies- but you have to think big picture-
If you're 62, what kind of flying do you want to do? Would you like a choice? Or do you want to purposefully set up a situation where you have to fly wide in order to capture the full value of your career?
I don't.
With separate pay rates, only pilots who choose to fly wide and are senior enough to hold the widebody a/c will ever capture the full value of the SWA career-
A blended rate ensures that EVERY pilot will capture the full value no matter what choice they make or what their seniority holds-
I'm young and that's a good thing- way more secure