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Old 3rd Aug 2021, 22:14
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The other thing to consider - and I speak from experience here, having had my salary compared to a surgeon (and unsurprisingly during EBA negotiations) - is "What will the public think if we go on strike over <X,Y & Z>?"

There's already a belief that Pilots are overpaid bus driver's these days, and rejecting an EBA that offers:
I am being offered over $200K (fly or not - guaranteed) with 13 days off in 28 (Checkies over $262K)
I am being offered over $260K to fly 70 hours in 28
I am being offered over $270K to fly 80 hours in 28 and take 6 weeks leave.
I am being offered $170 per day in overnighting expenses.
is not going to win anyone any friends except for those already working, or about to start, with VA. The court of public opinion would be well and truly against you, when you consider how many people have lost work, or are out of work due to The Pestilence and you're seen to be turning your nose up at an EBA that will be said to offer a 1st Year FO $150K+ for those kinds of "hours".
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