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FlyChicaga · September 28th, 2006, 10:15

I have just one comment about pay:

Don't look at the pay rates. Well, take a cursory glance at them, then move on.

Pay rates are only part of the story. Work rules is what is important in pilot contracts. Even if you have a high hourly pay rate, you're total pay can be surpassed by someone with a lower rate on other contractual items alone.

Telling pilots to "get those pay rates up!" is only part of it. I think more focus should be on work rule improvements, so we increase our quality of life and at the same time enjoy some pay benefits as well. What good is $200,000 a year as a CA if you only get eight days off a month?

September 28th, 2006, 10:15	#6
FlyChicaga Old Skool Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 4,833	Re: First Couple Year Pay I have just one comment about pay: Don't look at the pay rates. Well, take a cursory glance at them, then move on. Pay rates are only part of the story. Work rules is what is important in pilot contracts. Even if you have a high hourly pay rate, you're total pay can be surpassed by someone with a lower rate on other contractual items alone. Telling pilots to "get those pay rates up!" is only part of it. I think more focus should be on work rule improvements, so we increase our quality of life and at the same time enjoy some pay benefits as well. What good is $200,000 a year as a CA if you only get eight days off a month? __________________ "Anyone can do the job when things are going right. In this business we play for keeps." Ernest K. Gann