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<blockquote data-quote="iloadthetruck" data-source="post: 75537" data-attributes="member: 885"><p>I have to agree with traveler on this point especially. Back when Delphi filed for bankruptcy, there were a lot of wage examples for them being bounced around. The guys who mopped the floors made $30 an hour. The lawn mowers made over $50 an hour. With the automobile industry in such a decline there was no way to sustain those wages. So it's almost inevitable that we outsource, in essence, to help subsidize our higher-paid pilots.</p><p></p><p>The other big issue is insurance. Healthcare is expensive. But I think the time of 100% free benefits is no longer. Retirees in our local had their benefits level changed and started having to pay a monthly premium. They certainly did not like that. My mother's teacher union fought tooth over nail when their school district asked they started paying $5 (yes, that's cheaper than coffee at Starbucks) because they didn't want to give up the lack of premiums. I keep telling everyone this will be the hot issue in 2008, and no one wants to admit that it's not going to be a winning situation for either side.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="iloadthetruck, post: 75537, member: 885"] I have to agree with traveler on this point especially. Back when Delphi filed for bankruptcy, there were a lot of wage examples for them being bounced around. The guys who mopped the floors made $30 an hour. The lawn mowers made over $50 an hour. With the automobile industry in such a decline there was no way to sustain those wages. So it's almost inevitable that we outsource, in essence, to help subsidize our higher-paid pilots. The other big issue is insurance. Healthcare is expensive. But I think the time of 100% free benefits is no longer. Retirees in our local had their benefits level changed and started having to pay a monthly premium. They certainly did not like that. My mother's teacher union fought tooth over nail when their school district asked they started paying $5 (yes, that's cheaper than coffee at Starbucks) because they didn't want to give up the lack of premiums. I keep telling everyone this will be the hot issue in 2008, and no one wants to admit that it's not going to be a winning situation for either side. [/QUOTE]
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