Guest Skirt Posted April 4, 2003 Share Posted April 4, 2003 Just a few question for some WJ drivers. 1.) Will you guys ever form/join a union? Why or why not? How many hours/days do you work/month and what are the salaries? Just a few questions I can't seem to find concrete answers for. Also is there any preasure put on you by management folks to sacrafice your life for the operation.... Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sanders Posted April 5, 2003 Share Posted April 5, 2003 Starting pay is 40000/yr. Does not include benefits etc. Your workload depends on the a/c. Not sure about the 200, but the 700 is around 14 days per month. Management is not a bully and you can work as hard or as little as you like! Hope this helps. PS - Pay is for 80 hours regardless of block (anything over 80 is bonus!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Skirt Posted April 5, 2003 Share Posted April 5, 2003 Thanks Sanders. I'm with AC (for the time being) and have a few people asking about WJ. I have no clue. This will help some. Not needed by me unless they open a base a few thousand KM east and up the pay some. How's the 700 flying wise? You guys going to be asking for any pay increases soon? You deserve it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Radcap Posted April 5, 2003 Share Posted April 5, 2003 Skirt, Are we going to ask for a pay raise soon? Why?? I think you are at the right company. Good Luck, Radcap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Skirt Posted April 5, 2003 Share Posted April 5, 2003 Radcap, Dude, I just think you guys are underpaid for your experience/responsibility levels. Since you are based on a SW model, you should be getting paid what you are worth. WJ will still be profitable, as is SW whose pilots are some of the best paid 37 drivers out there. I don't think you should get 200K or anything silly like that. even 10-15% raise would bring you closer to where you should be. We pilots have to stop underselling ourselves. Don't worry there are plenty of people who will do it for us! (6) p.s. Can we trade you an RM for a CB + 2 draft picks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Radcap Posted April 5, 2003 Share Posted April 5, 2003 Skirt, The starting salary at any company is far from the top. I believe you should educate yourself before making comments about what I or anybody else makes. I am quite happy with my salary and if you think all pilots at SouthWest make $200,000.00 you might be a little optomistic. Cheers Radcap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiho Posted April 5, 2003 Share Posted April 5, 2003 OH PUHLEEZE! Just offer to wash his car or pick up his dry cleaning or whatever. No bootlicking, 'kay Dude? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Radcap Posted April 5, 2003 Share Posted April 5, 2003 Truck Cheers Radcap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moon The Loon Posted April 5, 2003 Share Posted April 5, 2003 Is there still a training "salary"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schooner69 Posted April 5, 2003 Share Posted April 5, 2003 In an effort to stir the pot, Skirt posted: (SNIP)...you should be getting paid what you are worth...(SNIP) COMMENT Skirt: don't bring that up that old canard on a public forum like this; that chestnut works both ways, you know. Was it Dr Phil who opined: "You don't get what you're worth; you get what you bargain for.." (Dr Phil? Well, I can't help it if I'm retired and he happens to come on every day at sixteen hundred hours and I happen to be in front of the TV and I sit a little longer after Oprah has finished bringing me up to date on some of the more pressing problems of the world and it's not like I'm wasting my time or anything seeing as it's too early to get the Goldwing out and the 5th wheel is still parked in the garage behind two feet of snow ....................Ah, what was the question?) (;>0) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Skirt Posted April 5, 2003 Share Posted April 5, 2003 Geez, sorry everyone. I guess one can't post anything on here and not get chewed out. I'll stop the posts. I think it would more pleasant if I could find an Israeli / Palestinian forum to chat on. It certainly would be less hostile. Devolution - transference (as of rights, powers, property, or responsibility) to another Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bigbigbus Posted April 5, 2003 Share Posted April 5, 2003 most WJ pilots don't talk about the wage because it is only part of the whole package...F/O wage -20%spp is less than UI and when upgraded to Capt it is not that big a jump when you do the 20% and tax, Alta is catching up with the rest country or should I say the country is catching up with Alta.Days of work vary per month, there is always those who are willing to work on days off for the good of the company, everyone talks of OT as a given,then quotes it in there year end T4. All the best to you in Canada WJ & AC it's was nice while it lasted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GRANT Posted April 5, 2003 Share Posted April 5, 2003 Yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moon The Loon Posted April 5, 2003 Share Posted April 5, 2003 You got an old friend by the handle "fatbus"?? Inquiring minds! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bigbigbus Posted April 6, 2003 Share Posted April 6, 2003 it is, you live in YYC with new cat( I guess new 8 months ago),can't remeber the name. If so how are things going Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moon The Loon Posted April 6, 2003 Share Posted April 6, 2003 Not bad my son, not bad at all! Glad you're enjoying the new life and back in a real saddle again! Me too. mayblitz@hotmail.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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