NWA Hiring Scoop???
07-21-2007, 05:18 AM
#51
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I apologize. Just checked, and yes, a letter dids come (got home last night at 2300 from a 4 dayer). Hiring around 300 starting in Oct.
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07-21-2007, 06:59 AM
#53
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Flyguy1 can't be a NWA pilot.
Originally Posted by flyguy1
"Why does NWA take so much heat for doing what USairways, United, Delta, American(to a lesser degree) have done with their employee contracts?"
Who cares if NWA (management) is taking heat? If you are not suffering under this contract, then you should at least be worrined about your fellow pilots who are "taking heat" from the paycuts and increased workload imposed on them by this contract.
We should be concerned that in many ways we have the worst contract in the industry.
I don't think I will comment on anything else that guy said, because I think it's flamebait.
I will say that we need to find so way to get the hell out of this contract. It's not only the pay that sucks, but it is part of the slap in the face we have taken.
As taken from this website:
UPS
Second year FO pay in
2008: $112/hr
2009: $122/hr
2010: $132/hr
2011: $143/hr
2012: $149/hr
Northwest
2007 757 Captain pay $142 per hour......
Oh, if you want you can add our 1.5% yearly raise. But, it's not really worth the hassle. It still sucks with the raise.
Just to put it in perspective for Flyguy (if he's for real): A 2007 college graduate could get hired by a commuter airline (Compass) this year, fly for them until 2011, get hired by UPS and in his second year make more than an NWA 757 captain. Enough said.
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Originally Posted by flyguy1
"Why does NWA take so much heat for doing what USairways, United, Delta, American(to a lesser degree) have done with their employee contracts?"
Who cares if NWA (management) is taking heat? If you are not suffering under this contract, then you should at least be worrined about your fellow pilots who are "taking heat" from the paycuts and increased workload imposed on them by this contract.
We should be concerned that in many ways we have the worst contract in the industry.
I don't think I will comment on anything else that guy said, because I think it's flamebait.
I will say that we need to find so way to get the hell out of this contract. It's not only the pay that sucks, but it is part of the slap in the face we have taken.
As taken from this website:
UPS
Second year FO pay in
2008: $112/hr
2009: $122/hr
2010: $132/hr
2011: $143/hr
2012: $149/hr
Northwest
2007 757 Captain pay $142 per hour......
Oh, if you want you can add our 1.5% yearly raise. But, it's not really worth the hassle. It still sucks with the raise.
Just to put it in perspective for Flyguy (if he's for real): A 2007 college graduate could get hired by a commuter airline (Compass) this year, fly for them until 2011, get hired by UPS and in his second year make more than an NWA 757 captain. Enough said.
New Contract Now
Just too add, these numbers for UPS hourly are actually higher than posted, since one gets paid 13 TIMES a year or 975 hours guaranteed. So 149 an hour equates to 161 an hour for the legacy folks. Since most legacy get 75 hours a month 12 times a year. 900 hours vs. 975 guarateed at UPS.
07-21-2007, 07:35 AM
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Just too add, these numbers for UPS hourly are actually higher than posted, since one gets paid 13 TIMES a year or 975 hours guaranteed. So 149 an hour equates to 161 an hour for the legacy folks. Since most legacy get 75 hours a month 12 times a year. 900 hours vs. 975 guarateed at UPS.
07-21-2007, 09:49 AM
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So 224 x 975 / by 900= 242 an hour when compared with a 900 hour guarantee.
07-21-2007, 12:08 PM
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Hi!
USA Jet also has 28 day bid periods, but we're paid via calendar month, so the hours work out the same as everyone else.
We have a 55 hour guarantee, except for DC-9 capts who have 45. I am 5th year Falcon capt, $92/hour, 55 hour guarantee.
If we sell a day off back to the co., they pay us 4 hours of pay.
cliff
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USA Jet also has 28 day bid periods, but we're paid via calendar month, so the hours work out the same as everyone else.
We have a 55 hour guarantee, except for DC-9 capts who have 45. I am 5th year Falcon capt, $92/hour, 55 hour guarantee.
If we sell a day off back to the co., they pay us 4 hours of pay.
cliff
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07-21-2007, 11:15 PM
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Hi!
I think this will happen at NWA also...from another board:
cliff
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I think this will happen at NWA also...from another board:
]...word around the DEN training center (called "TK" by UA peeps) is that there were only 600 apps after the first 3 days - they were expecting 3000+.
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