The relative value of Pilots, Cabin Crew & Engineers?
After many lengthy meetings with BALPA, the pilots union, Monarch has offered its pilots RPI of 4.6% on the condition that they accepted detrimental changes to their contracts. These included a reduction in the length of a day off and the ability to roster more consecutive night flights. This despite overwhelming evidence of Monarch’s poor pilot T’s and C’s within the industry, in part due to 5 years of below industry standard salary increases and a complete disregard to quality of life issues.
However, without any representative meetings, the rest of the Monarch workforce has been offered an unconditional 4.6%.
This is on top of the derisory offer to the engineers and the very poor deal accepted by the cabin crew.
The clear message -
Monarch Airlines does not value its front line staff. Monarch pilots, cabin crew and engineers are obviously held in less regard by TJ than the rest of his staff. This on top of the recent insults by management concerning it pilot trainers!
Is this deliberate divide and rule or just another **** up by a senior management team seemingly unable to manage?