Originally Posted by
Atreyu
Couple things 1257:
We're being given industry average wages. This, in turn, raises the average for the entire industry, not having us at the bottom anymore. There are also rumors floating around that if we sign this contract, we are more than likely going to be awarded an RFP from United starting an August 1st.
This is known as a "carrot". Management has been tossing these to dopey pilots for decades. It seems a new group of pilots always chases these cluelessly around. More then half the time they disappear *poof* like a fart in the wind after said dopey pilots take the bait and hungrily lunge forward.
Originally Posted by
Atreyu
Let's not also forget, that in 2005, we wouldn't take anything less than what we wanted, we listened to ALPA, and stood together as a Union. The direct result of that is now GoJet....
Yes........the Herndon Spindoctors at work again.