Dragon Air offer
I wouldn't be too optimistic. Dragon Air have just been offered 2% this year, another 2% next year, in return for an increase in their overtime threshold !!
Do the math. As usual, now that it is part of the same big airline, they will find themselves contributing to the increase in productivity. It may seem like a pay rise initially, until they figure out that inflation over the last few years has already eroded their pay by more than this 4% figure, and that the company will effectively be gaining a lower hourly rate overall with the increase overtime limits.
Wonder what type of insult is in store for us ???
My guess is :
"A" scale salary, in return for 90 hours overtime threshold and 3 man ultra longhaul.
Then when you do the math you figure that A scale is only about 20% pay rise now to B scale, and that they will save more than this by the increase in productivity with 3 man ultra long haul and 90 hours threshold.
But who would vote for it you say ???
All the regional pilots who currently operate 2 man crew. All the freighter pilots who already operate 3 man crew.
But who would be that stupid you say ???
That's what you said about the second (and first) rostering vote. Go figure.