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<blockquote data-quote="Ricochet1a" data-source="post: 867099" data-attributes="member: 22880"><p><span style="color: #ff0000">"This is why I am fairly certain that you will see a two-tiered wage structure approved in 2013."</span></p><p><span style="color: #ff0000"></span></p><p><span style="color: #ff0000"></span>Translation: IBT deep sixes "solidarity", and performs yet another "Run away, run away!"</p><p></p><p>This is the same tactic that is used in the airline industry to break the pilot unions up. The experienced pilots are grandfathered into a sweet deal, the newer pilots are given the shaft. Since (just like any other career progression) the new pilots are desperate for any form of work to build experience, they accept the deal (vote for the contract).</p><p></p><p>The problem is that the pilots that were grandfathered into a decent deal, have that deal defined by their hire date, NOT by their experience level - so there is no transition (once the contract is signed) from pilots receiving the raw deal to those receiving the "sweet deal". A gradual trend of an increading number of pilots with the "raw deal" are present, while those that were grandfathered gradually retire. </p><p></p><p>This has been going on for years and is a well known device to break up bargaining units. Within the airline industry, the pilots that have 6 figure incomes know they are getting a good deal, but they also know that in order to keep the junior pilots as part of the bargaining unit, they have to accept slightly less compensation AND maintain a pathway for junior pilots to acheive that sweet compensation package - or else the junior pilots will bolt and shut the operation down, thus ruining the compensation opportunities for everyone. </p><p></p><p>With the economy the way it is, this has been very difficult to do. But memories are long and when the economy improves, there won't be much sympathy for those who grandfathered themselves - take heed long time UPS drivers. The pendulum will swing back and history will repeat itself yet again. The issue is who will maintain their integrity now and who won't. When the pendulum does swing back, those that maintain their integrity will be positioned and trusted to lead - those that didn't will be dumped by the roadside.... Don't let short term greed blind you to long term stability.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ricochet1a, post: 867099, member: 22880"] [COLOR=#ff0000]"This is why I am fairly certain that you will see a two-tiered wage structure approved in 2013." [/COLOR]Translation: IBT deep sixes "solidarity", and performs yet another "Run away, run away!" This is the same tactic that is used in the airline industry to break the pilot unions up. The experienced pilots are grandfathered into a sweet deal, the newer pilots are given the shaft. Since (just like any other career progression) the new pilots are desperate for any form of work to build experience, they accept the deal (vote for the contract). The problem is that the pilots that were grandfathered into a decent deal, have that deal defined by their hire date, NOT by their experience level - so there is no transition (once the contract is signed) from pilots receiving the raw deal to those receiving the "sweet deal". A gradual trend of an increading number of pilots with the "raw deal" are present, while those that were grandfathered gradually retire. This has been going on for years and is a well known device to break up bargaining units. Within the airline industry, the pilots that have 6 figure incomes know they are getting a good deal, but they also know that in order to keep the junior pilots as part of the bargaining unit, they have to accept slightly less compensation AND maintain a pathway for junior pilots to acheive that sweet compensation package - or else the junior pilots will bolt and shut the operation down, thus ruining the compensation opportunities for everyone. With the economy the way it is, this has been very difficult to do. But memories are long and when the economy improves, there won't be much sympathy for those who grandfathered themselves - take heed long time UPS drivers. The pendulum will swing back and history will repeat itself yet again. The issue is who will maintain their integrity now and who won't. When the pendulum does swing back, those that maintain their integrity will be positioned and trusted to lead - those that didn't will be dumped by the roadside.... Don't let short term greed blind you to long term stability. [/QUOTE]
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