Originally Posted by
visceral
Let me get this straight using an example. Colgan gets a "Colgan" union associated with ALPA. PT decides he doesn't like what this new union is demanding for flying Saabs or anything bigger. He begins awarding the flying instead to Pinnacle pilots. So collectively, what are the Pinnacle pilots going to do besides give the link to the online application at Pinnacle?
We both win with a union. What we're shooting for is an eventual merged union representing all Pinnacle Corp pilots together. This keeps PT from using our low pay and work rules as a bargaining tool against Pinnacle Inc pilots, and keeps them from using PCL guys against us for the Saab and Q4, ATR, or whatever we end up getting.