Basically this.
Why all of a sudden are tneured employees entitled to something "extra"? As a former tenured driver, I'd have had zero issues with a new to the company, but experienced driver starting at top pay.
Driving is a trade job. Same as a plumber, welder, electrician, ect. Go try hiring a welder with 15yrs of experience, and say you're starting him at the bottom of a pay grade. He's going to give you the finger.
Don't get me wrong. All drivers at Fx need a 10% pay bump, but has less to do with tenure as it does getting Fx guys back in line with COL and inflation, and is irrelevant to this discussion.
Fx has taken the first step towards acquiring tallent with the hire on at tope rate.
Now, the next step is to take care of the tenured guys, and retain the tallent by dropping the lowest 2 GDP located pay grades, and doing a minimum 10% raise.
Let Fx fvck around, and announce a shameful $1.10hr raise this year, and you're going to see a driver exodus.