Originally Posted by
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Anybody got a way we can move 76 seater allowance down below the current quantity or seating back to 50? Just out of curiosity, I don't see anything viable other than to demand the language in the contract and have that undercut by pilots who don't get what scope means.
FTB,
OK, I know this is going to be unpopular, but fighting wars is hard work.
The only viable strategy is to ignore the airplane, focus on the pilots and make it a unity issue. The public, courts and governments get the idea that unions need to unity workers. There is public approval for reducing outsourcing.
If we try to pick and choose just the largest (and newest) we would be specifically targeting the only profitable part of the operation, the part the management would vigorously defend and expose our economic interests for what they are.
Unity is always a winning strategy for a union. We've got much better legal and PR tools available for our use if we attack this through efforts to bring together our union and pilots who perform our flying.
Compass was the low hanging fruit ... and they had the airplanes which most violate the intent of our scope. Compass was a bankruptcy concession and we made it permanent. Compass was the place to start. Frankly, I believe the divestiture vote was intended to blow our chances at scope restoration to smithereens.
Unity is a litmus test. Vote against it and you have no role in a union, JMHO.