Originally Posted by
flyingreasemnky
When was your first TA negotiated? There is a lot more that comes into play than you think. The economy and the status of mainline you fly for at the time of negotiation are big players. Your first contract was negotiated before 9-11 and a lot of other things that changed the industry we have today. We at Colgan only got the contract we did because of Mesaba and like many people have said already, this is probably the contract we would have ended up with.
Well, we did negotiate a contract post 9-11 that was a world better than Contract '97. I only quoted Contract '97 because that was when we were primarily a turboprop operator.
Every one needs to stop using 9-11, the price of oil, bad economy, etc as an excuse to lower your expectations. Don't worry, management will find a way to make money even if your work groups get paid and treated well.