It seems those pay scales are from the early days of VA. In the original contract the only scope for increases was at the "Company's pleasure", from what I hear they have not changed. Hopefully the upcoming EBA will produce something better, but if the quoted "$110K up" for CFO's (which incidently the original poster appears to have deleted) is actually what the Negotiators are aiming for, well a 100% increase over the current amount suggests a level of optimism somewhat removed from reality!
The Captain's salary seems OK, for those returning home to a "retirement job", but the F/O base of $114K has no "Top" proviso. Jes#s H Chr!st! I earned more than that last year as a Turboprop driver! Has there been any movement from the RHS to the LHS? From what I have heard, none. Considering the provisions of the
VB EBA, and VA's track record of only employing DEC's, What the hell are you guys thinking?
I reckon the "negotiators" have their work cut out for them. Best of luck Boys and Girls.
