NSF - WELL SAID!!! In a company with 1200+ pilots,how can there be ANY pilots (DEC´s) out on the market that is in possession of qualities that we are unable to find in our own lines????
Back to the pay deal...
Is it only me or are there more of you out there who, when reading on the BALPA forum, get the impression that we are aiming "too low" in these negotiations...?? "Too low" meaning that I get the impression that instead of the original 1.3+1.7%(?), we are going to settle with something slightly higher but still WAY short of what we should get....not addressing the issue of a "seniority" based pay scale, something I think ANY decent company should have! The company has argued that "Yes, we have one FO pay (not really true, FO/SFO, but for arguments sake), HOWEVER, you will have a fast upgrade due to our expansion and blablabla..." This may have been fairly true in the past 2-3 years but will not continue forever... Then what???!!!! Are we going to settle with the fact that an FO/SFO will be stuck with the same pay for, lets say, 6-8 years before he/she can get a left seat?? This also applies to captains..."Get an upgrade and stay on the same pay for the rest of your career!! We are truely a career airline!!!"
Many thanks to the CC for their great jopb so far, you have my FULL support!
/CP
