Why should we even entertain this further division of our payscales. It was bad enough having A,B, and F scales. Now we'd have Unified Scales to add to the already discriminatory present collection of scales. Management is obviously trying to further divide us. If they're really interested in a Unified Scale, then Unify the whole works. Every pilot -- One Scale!!!!
Extendees getting a bump from B to A, while USAB Unified is a payCUT from present USAB for FOs (US$20K in 4th year FO scale)??? First year European Freighter captain already makes US$30,000 more than an American doing the same job. Why did they get a larger (4%/4% versus 3%/3%) payraise???? The whole thing reaks of discrimination and is only going to make recruiting Americans more difficult than it already is for the Recruitment Team.
The company needs ALL pilots to grow! Now is the time to make the move to a Single Scale. Screw all the A vs. B crap! One Airline -- One Scale!!!! The ONLY way we'll beat this is to join together and vote down any attempts to further separate the ranks and keep us weak.
One Airline -- One Scale!!!!!!