Can an airport authority, port authority, or other airport governing body set airport minimum wage?

SFLAX said:
Never was a pay issue. And I guess if you want to be that guy in this industry, go right ahead.
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I have zero problem "railroading" a business who doesn't play by the rules. I hold up my end, I expect the same from my employer. If you want to be "that guy" who is willing to work for someone who doesn't give a crap about the rules, go ahead. You are the one who will have the problem finding your next job when they ask "so why did you leave your previous employer. Why do you have this violation on your record?.....You mean you broke that regulation willingly?" I have a clean record, a clean nose, and a clean conscious. I lasted 6 months at one place. After I saw the blatant disregard for the rules, I walked. I pissed the owner off in the process. Ask me if I care? And just to reiterate, I won't be working for someone who disregards the rules.
 
Apples and Oranges, you walked, but did you drop a dime to the Feds, OHSA? Probably not. Business leave places all the time because they do not like the rules. Does not mean employees can sue? And please don't think I have a warped sense of safety and or do the right thing. I to left a place after 8 months do to the 24/7 135 on call illegal BS. But do understand, I brought it to a large companies HR department and my CP, they looked into it and decided that the best course of action would be to close SFO as a base. Nothing illegal about that at all. They just opened a Bay Area base policy .
 
SFLAX said:
Apples and Oranges, you walked, but did you drop a dime to the Feds, OHSA? Probably not. Business leave places all the time because they do not like the rules. Does not mean employees can sue? And please don't think I have a warped sense of safety and or do the right thing. I to left a place after 8 months do to the 24/7 135 on call illegal BS. But do understand, I brought it to a large companies HR department and my CP, they looked into it and decided that the best course of action would be to close SFO as a base. Nothing illegal about that at all. They just opened a Bay Area base policy .
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I have close ties to the local FSDO. Before I went rattling any cages, I spoke to those ties.

"We know it's going on, we have been trying to get them. Get out of there before you get caught in the net."
 
CUTigerPilot said:
Compared to other large hub, class B airports, the pay scales at ATL are on the lower end of the industry. And that's taking the cost of living into account. Hence why most of ATL's upper executive staff has moved on in the past couple of years. Most of IAH's executive staff came from ATL.

Another example is my own father who used to be the director over both the 'Plane Train' and 'Sky Train'. He was one of the lowest paid compared to his peers across the nation. He now works at DFW overseeing their system there and makes about $45k more a year. Dallas isn't much different than Atlanta cost of living wise. And he only over sees one train system now.

I was a ramp controller in C Tower (ramps 3 & 4) and occasionally the oh so busy ramp 9 and only made $14.50/hr. The Delta ramp controllers in A/E tower easily pulled in $40-55k/yr.

City governments tend to pay less than airport authorities or corporate entities at comparable airports.
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You raise an interesting point that many people don't realize about Aviation Authorities. There's usually three type:
  1. Muncipal/County
  2. Independent agency
  3. Private
A municipal airport is subject to the rule of municipal leaders - mayors and city council persons. Rarely are these folks ever business professionals, and thus you arguably spend a lot of time more focused on the appearance of decisions than the actual business strategy behind them. Municipal airports have a hard time attracting top talent because they're usually tied to a municipal civil service or other pay/benefits system.

A private setup generally runs lean, usually because private airport management groups don't get called in until airports are losing money, or underperforming in general.

In my humble opinion, the best place to be is an independent state agency, such as we our. We have a five person board made up of two elected officials, and three business professionals appointed by the governor. We're able to offer salaries and benefits that far surpass that of local government agencies, and the local market in general. While some airports like SFO are required to share their revenues with the city, our net revenue after expenses is invested back in the organization through capital investments, bond payouts, or employee compensation and benefits.
 
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