Originally Posted by
FCUX
These A-scalers helped build this company and had to put up with a steady reduction in benefits and pay, despite their contract. What makes you think this wont happen to us??
...Actually, we voted NO on COS 07, so we are trying to prevent what happened to the A-scalers at one point. If they had done something to prevent the B-scale in the first place, then they wouldn't be facing their own creation now.
Originally Posted by
FCUX
You cant wait until something turns personal to take action. If they did it to the A-scalers, once they are gone they will start to work on the B-scalers, then the soon to be COS07 scalers. Its inevitable. So if we dont support those guys, then we can only expect the same when we are late in our career with no other options or ability to do something about it.
Actually you might have heard that a lot of people are voting with their feet. That is what the Re-treads should have done. Not only are they screwing themselves by taking these lower packages, but they are also screwing the other guys who are 55, and the guys below them that are actually trying to change this place. Every re-tread that stays is one less Captain slot. One less reason to disband the "star chamber". One less reason to consider raising pay, instead of cutting it (pretty hard to negotiate more money when you accept to work for lower, mate) And if you are a trainer, then not only is it one less CA slot, but also increases the ability of CX to train new guys.
Now, if you are staying and have negotiated the same package, then I'm with you. Good for you, I would have done the same thing. But if you haven't, if you have accepted lesser conditions, then you are just pissing in the pool, man. Lots of people still want it clean, and here you come, happy to swim in urine
You are right about something FCUX, they will come after all of us at one point. They might have thought about raising the retirement age before, but I can assure you they won't now. They know that if they have the option of short-changing people when they are 55, they can save more money. They know that a 55 year old pilot is gonna be much more desperate than a younger guy just joining. You know how they know that? Cause they are doing it right now and most are taking it.
What will I do when I'm 55? Well, hopefully I'll still have enough piss and vinegar left in me to tell them where they can stuff the lower pay instead of staying and releasing some of that piss in the pool. Then I would take my skills somewhere else, but lets just hope I don't need to work that long.
