nicholasblonde

Interesting site if you're bored and waiting through yet another round of contract negotiations at your carrier (as I am):

Airline Strikes Under the RLA

As everyone probably knows, the NMB and wiki sites on the NMB/RLA are also great sites that every airline pilot should read and learn in this day and age.

Boomer

Wow - Comair and Skyway are the only regionals to strike in the last three decades. Considering where this industry is headed, you could say Comair and Skyway are leading the way.

wrf2e

Skyway WAS leading the way.

Dougdrvr

I find it interesting that Northwest is on the list 11 times and Delta only once and that was in 1947.

Adobo

Skyway lead the way with a whopping 89 minutes!

Pilotpip

89 minutes or 89 days. They had the cajones to walk off the job.

B727DRVR

Way to go, Comair and Skyway!

That took guts!

In Unity,

B727DRVR

utedrummer

i am all about a strike at my place, strike against company and union, but the union wont let us strike against the company and i'll be fired for treason if i strike against the union so......ah hell im just gonna find a new career.

B727DRVR

Thats why I have heard the nicknames "Cobra" and "Viper" for NWA pilots... Don't mess with them, lest they strike...!

In Unity,

B727DRVR

fosters

Regioanls really can't strike anymore. We have no leverage. If we strike someone else will get the RFP. Simple as that. When Comair struck they had a majority of the Delta Connection flying under one roof, now look what has happened.

DCI Carriers:
Comair
SkyWest
ASA
Freedom
Chautauqua
Shuttle America
Republic
ExpressJet
Pinnacle

Soon to include:
Mesaba
Compass

This is why, at the regional (also known as "Small Jet Provider", "Contract Carrier", etc.) level, we need one overriding contract if you are ALPA. One pay rate across the board for each type of aircraft. Air Wisconsin and Pinnacle, who both operate the same airplane, would have the same pay. Work rules that are standard from company to company. You know, kinda like what a real union would have.