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Old 06-30-2009, 10:22 PM   #1 (permalink)
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What would be my seniority number if I was hired Nov 2000? What equipt/base could I hold?

just wondering.
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Mesa would be a bargain but they owe about 500 million dollars.
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What would be my seniority number if I was hired Nov 2000? What equipt/base could I hold?

just wondering.

you would be in the top 10-15% and assuming you wouldnt want PIT, you would probably be in the top 5 of any base. If you were at PIT, you would be in the top 15.
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Considering the policies of the new administration, I wouldn't be surprised if the DOJ warned Republic of anti-trust concerns were they to pick up another carrier like Eagle or XJet.
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I think I'd rather CMR be owned by RAH than Delta. Seeing what great things DL has done for us /:
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Considering the policies of the new administration, I wouldn't be surprised if the DOJ warned Republic of anti-trust concerns were they to pick up another carrier like Eagle or XJet.

huh??? anti-trust concerns? I dont follow you at all. it wouldnt be anywhere near a monopoly. There are way too many companies providing lift right now. They would be big but they wouldnt have the market cornered.
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In the regional space, Republic would be in a strong, strong position. Of course that assumes they are even contemplating an addition like Eagle or XJet. I'm not sayig I would agree with the anti-trust position, but many of the same people who blocked the United/US Airways merger are back running the anti-trust division of the DOJ.
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The reverend is not that brave! Unlike Frontier and/or Midwest, our contract specifically states that if we are bought or subject to a merger the seniority lists have to be merged. It doesn't matter who owns what, it doesn't matter if the other pilot group has a different union or non at all. For more info, please see "Skywest management gets their @sses handed to them by XJT pilot scope clause", there are a number of threads on it.
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If there ever were any arguement before... there certainly can be none now...

Each and every pilot in the regional industry is GROSSLY underpaid, and suffering from terrible working conditions.... if a company like RAH can buy two large aircraft operators in one month, while openly looking to aquire more, then there is way way way way too much profit in this business model... a business model shared throughout the regional industry... low wages, poor work rules...

Profit is not a dirty word, and shareholders have the right to expect a return on their investments.... but the workers have the RIGHT to be treated fairly as well. In theory, these companies have all, (at one time or another) opened their books to the unions to show that there was NO money for raises or better working conditions... appraently, these were all lies.

Collectively, all employees at the regional level have been lied to about the profitability of their companies. If ANYBODY settles for less than MAJOR contract gains, then you all deserve what everybody else has been saying about regional workers over the years.

with the congessional hearings over pay, training, experience & duty times... and now with RAH going on a buying spree... there NEVER has been a better time for regional workers to improve their standing. Here's your shot folks; don't waste it.
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