Originally Posted by
RPC Unity
Thank you for attempting to learn more about an alternative to your current situation.
1) The RPC will be comprised of 3 "rj" pilots for every 1 airbus pilot. Obviously, the RPC will have a vested interest in obtaining the best possible wages for all RAH pilots.
With that being said, I honestly do not know what "industry topping" wages truly means. The current Chautauqua CBA has so many shortcomings it will be impossible to fill all of the leaks in the bucket with just one new CBA. That is the unfortunate reality that your reps will soon experience during Mediation.
The RPC will facilitate your current negotiation, if the IBT reps are interested in participating in a group effort.
This is the most important point and biggest difference between the RPC and IBT.
The RPC wil be a group effort, using a broad range of resources and experience.
The IBT will be your status quo as you know it today.
2. The gramatic tense of your question is not correct. The RPC is not "you" or "them" or "us". The RPC is the only option that will truly represent all 3000 pilots. Your concern regarding CPA's and codeshares is valid and complex.
Frontier already has a two CPA's with RAH. One with republic and one with chautauqua. I am pretty sure that all of us want those CPA's to flourish.
Jetblue has 10 " alliances" and they are a profitable entity. Frontier is working on multiple similar agreements, and if those agreements result in black ink we will all benefit.
The fact of the matter is "code share" is not a bad word for an LCC trying to gain market share and frequent flyer traffic.
MKE was opened by the company within the constraints of our CBA. FAPA still filed a dispute due to the strength of other language in our CBA. We quickly found ourselves in front of an arbitrator and actually ended up with better flexibility in MKE than our main base of Denver.
This is a critical point to understand.
Our CBA affords the company the right to do two things without an agreement in place.
They can open a domicile prior to an agreement on add/drop/swap limits.
They did and we prevailed with a huge win in MKE.
They can also add a aircraft prior to an agreement on pay rates.
We do not have an agreement on 190 rates, yet they will more than likely add them to our certificate.
Whoe do you want at the table?
The IBT, by themselves?
Or
The RPC, everyone together?
This will probably spiral into insanity on this message board, so please join the discussion at rahpilots.com.
Tell me how you think RPC can help negotiations go faster then just the IBT? If we are all one under IBT it is the exact same thing.
Myself and most IBT that I know do not want to "code share" with anyone outside RAH. We want all flying under RAH done by RAH. Why does frontier want to keep this industry wide "code share" thing going and not bring all the flying back to the pilot group?? Tight scope is a must in my book and the Frontier doesn't seem to care about that......
I want ONE union, but I want F9 or anyone from the RAH brotherhood on the table. Any pilot from any certificate under RAH can be on the table as long as the pilot group likes his views of where they want the company to be. That can STILL be accomplished with the IBT.
You also said something about the RPC being a group effort and using a broad range of resources and experience...right?
Well the IBT can be a group effort with a few F9 reps bringing a broad range of resources and experience.
RPC I do appreciate you actually taking to time to have a logical discussion with me!