Ok so Delta mechanics get $39/hr which equals $1560/week
We earn $34.40 which equals $1376/week
So with us at the bottom of the industry they earn, just in wages, $184/week more than us. So now they want us to go out there and jump through hoops for a full month, make them number one and all they want to give us is $150 for the month? We should give them number one for around $800 a month less than the people we beat get paid? Talk about a hollow victory!! Not worth engaging in that challenge. Come back when you are serious.
Try offering at least parity, that means at least $790/month. $150 doesn't even make up for one week. Maybe throw Profit sharing back in as well like they have.
I say 'Let management know "you get what you pay for"'. Don't strive to give them number one when in return they are still offering bottom of the industry. Give them what they give us, quid pro quo. You want number one, pay us number one. They can start to show their intentions by getting a deal with the mechanics at the IAM. What they are doing now is basically saying that they want to keep us at the very bottom even though they have achieved becoming the largest carrier in the world. When we met with them they claimed they would be willing to pay what other carriers paid when they became as big as them, well now they are bigger but they aren't keeping to their word.
