Cut in Salary...no problem!
I have no problem if CX cut's my salary...don't want it as this is the perfect time to talk pay structure changes.
We are in an industry which has a standard pay scheme, with the exception of CX of course. This difference has been a benefit in the past but in the modern era it's been a huge liability.
It's an issue in every pay negotiation when CX compares our lemons to their apples. Sure, we get paid well on paper but our paycheck doesn't tell the full story. How many days do we work (away from home) for that salary compared to other carriers? How much career freedom do we have compared to other carriers? How much flexibility do we have to "get a family day off" do we have compared to other carriers? NONE and that is the problem.
If we had a similar pay system then our apples would look like their apples and we can just discuss an hourly rate. Talk about transparency!
GMA and others are blind to all of this and in typical bean counter fashion they just want their 10% because that's what they have been told to get. It's time for a real revolt and that comes in hourly pay and a credit system which is standard in our industry and only then will the CMP even begin to work as it should.