Republic Pilots to Picket Shareholder Meeting

It may sound like a simple story about an informational picket line, but some of the details are real eye-openers. Honda has announced 1000 new jobs at its Greensburg, IN factory with a starting salary of $30k for people with no experience; this is the same as some 5-year First Officers earn at Republic. Regional Jets are being used more and more as mainline aircraft, so their pilots need to be paid appropriately. Until then, I guess we should start tipping our RJ crews! (today.msnbc.msn.com) さらに...