Originally Posted by
wheels_down
Your missing the point. The point here is the market’s going rate for a LCC Pilot in this country has shifted. You have been underpaid and the Tiger pilot body has fixed that.
This is also happening in retail. Woolworths/Wesfarmers are in the process of new Agreements for all its businesses. They are all 10-15% increases over previous awards. It’s the largest shift in the sector ever seen. Woolworths now has a multi hundred million dollar wage increase to absorb.
Fly for Jetstar and work 10% harder, fly 25% more people and get paid 15% less than your competitor who isn’t profitable and is operated more as a ultra low cost carrier.
Having spoken one on one with reps from AIPA and AFAP I can tell you that walking into the negotiating room and complaining that we are getting paid below ‘market rate’ isn’t going to get us anywhere.
I agree that we should be able to argue that with a larger proportion of our fleet becoming A321s we should be remunerated accordingly. The company line is that pay rises will be 3% + efficiency gains. Flying 18 more aircraft with higher MTOWs and 50 more seats is a huge efficiency gain.
That + some extra $$ in exchange for more stand by coverage should get us a better deal.