EASYJET New Paydeal - Vote YES
The third paydeal proposal has now been put forward. With the deadline to vote fast approaching, any Easy pilots thinking to vote against, please re-consider.
We have fought our battle, and this new offer is very decent. Don’t be greedy, it is NOT in our interest to reject it.
I respect the ambition and determination of those soldiers that still have doubts. However, we have reached a point now where our management have more than sufficiently demonstrated their good will and commitment and we must look at the bigger picture.
The airline industry is facing some tough times ahead. IATA has predicted total losses of $2.2 billion for 2006 because of high fuel costs. Andy Harrison’s concerns about this are well founded. The inescapable fact is that we operate in a highly competitive, low-yield environment with rising costs. Consider for a moment that many of our colleagues on the other side of the Atlantic have accepted nominal pay cuts as high as 25% (Continental, Northwest, Delta etc.) to keep their companies flying.
Setting aside life style and other issues, let’s give our company the best possible chance to be successful in these tougher times, which is ultimately in our own interest, and vote in favour.
Accepting this new pay deal is not a sign of weakness. Quite the contrary, it shows our ability to collectively make rational decisions.
Easy Pilot