{"id":38109,"date":"2015-11-18T09:38:51","date_gmt":"2015-11-18T14:38:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/smart-union.dev\/news\/new-incentive-program-for-great-lakes-airlines-pilots\/"},"modified":"2015-11-18T09:38:51","modified_gmt":"2015-11-18T14:38:51","slug":"new-incentive-program-for-great-lakes-airlines-pilots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/new-incentive-program-for-great-lakes-airlines-pilots\/","title":{"rendered":"New incentive program for Great Lakes Airline pilots","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Great_Lakes_Airlines_logo_150px\"Following discussions with Transportation Division representatives of the Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers union (SMART TD), Great Lakes Airlines has agreed to implement a Captain Incentive Plan (CIP); an annual calendar year program which pays a cash incentive to eligible pilots each calendar quarter.<\/p>\n

Intended to retain existing captain qualified pilots and provide an incentive for first officers (FO) to upgrade to the position of captain, the CIP proposal was codified as a letter of agreement under the Railway Labor Act to be effective Nov. 4, 2015.<\/p>\n

With the assistance of SMART TD Vice President Jeremy Ferguson, Senior Pilot John Nolan and Local 40 President Dave McLaughry were instrumental in ensuring the CIP agreement would meet the approval of the pilot group. \u201cThis is a win-win situation for both the airline and the pilots, as it will surely help keep qualified pilots at a time when the airline needs them most. It will be another nice wage increase following the contract ratification last year that resulted in significant pay raises,\u201d said Ferguson. \u201cThe agreement also ensured pilots who meet the criteria are eligible to receive a bonus this quarter ending Dec. 31, 2015, so our captains should see the results of our negotiations in the very near future.\u201d<\/p>\n

The following pilots are eligible to participate in the plan and are termed “CIP Eligible”:<\/p>\n