Cal mec chair
Dec 2 -- Rather than launching fire and brimstone in the direction of management, I would like to report a few positives this week. Let me start by repeating: the lion’s share of the phone calls and emails I have received lately deal with pilot frustration and anger. A vast majority of those, not surprisingly, include specific mention of profit sharing and angst over not being included in this year’s program. This has been of great concern to me and to everyone I have talked with, so I am pleased to report progress on this issue. This week, Capt. Owens and I worked with HR vice presidents Mike Bonds and Doug McKeen to find a way to include our pilots in that program. We have not yet found our way over all the hurdles, but I am optimistic enough to report to you that we are making headway. I hope to be able to provide good news soon.
When we are able to reach breakthroughs on important issues, I believe it is important to give credit where credit is due. In this case, every Flight Operations manager I have spoken to or worked with has tried to help us find a way to solve this. No one wants Feb. 14, the day that profit sharing payments are made, to come about with Continental pilots singularly excluded. It is not my habit to count my chickens before they hatch and it bears repeating that we have a few remaining significant details to resolve, so please do not rush out to spend this as-yet undelivered money. However, I wanted you to know that achieving profit sharing for Continental pilots is a top priority for us and we are working hard to find a way to make this happen.