I was comparing our pay to the others AA,DL, and pre merger UA. And ours is higher than their's. We are now below CO in pay with those others below us. I do not count SW because they are a totally different animal than the hub and spokes . I did a little calculation and I am speaking for myself . I have completed 15 yrs and begin my 16th in Mar. So at dos my base pay will go up to $46 an hr from $41 an hr. Add the international override of $3:00 and that goes up to $49 an hr . for me ,I add the override because I mostly try to fly intl trips. I normally fly 120 hrs a month because I gotta pay bills (Don't we all) So, based on my calculation 49 times 120 = 5,880 times 12 months = $70,560 a year . lets say I add aft galley pay of $1:75 plus 49 that equals $50:75 an hr. If you are one of those who can hold CSD with a pay of $6:50 your hourly rate goes up from 49 an hr to $55:50 an hour .If you fly lets say 100 hrs a month you multiply 55 by 100 you get $5,500 times 12 months equals $66,000 a year . Now of course this is not take home because taxes and other deductions but I just thought I would put it out there .
This is all subject to each FA's preference on how many hrs they can live comfortably working . We got back our dh pay to 100% and we got our sick pay back to 100% as well . That's more compensation that we are losing out with our current contract. Also , we are getting Red flag pay . Which is similar to Continentals White flag pay in where if the company is short and you voluntarily pick up to help them out you will get paid 125% on top of your current pay for that trip. So you will be paid time and a quarter for that trip . At continental they get paid time and a half . No more weekend touch ,and no more monthly obligation letters . The only thing i am worried about it PBS. i need to know more about this. At Continental the FA's did not want it. My Girlfriend who works there explained to me why. It looks to me like it will benefit the senior people and hurt the junior folks as trips will be awarded in your seniority .Someone like me with a 1997 hire date and like to only fly Intl trips that may prove difficult to do with PBS. I don't know . Lets see . I am keeping an open mind to this .I am also looking at the RSV section . I think they should have gotten much higher than 75 hr guarantee . 80 would have been much better . All in all this comes down to a personal decision . What may work for me may not work for my Co-worker . Good luck to us all .
