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Old 06-26-2012 | 12:16 PM
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Originally Posted by newKnow
Waves,

I don't think that we as pilots are running this airline. The way I look at it, the airline is asking us if we like this proposed contract. In the mean time they can fly whatever routes they want. They can hire whoever they want. If this TA passes, they can pay and work me as they propose. But, until then, it's up to me to tell them if I like what they are proposing. I suggest that if you don't like what they are proposing that you owe it to yourself to vote no now, because if you have complaints later, it won't matter.

Expressing how you feel about this TA is not trying to run the airline, it's letting the airline know how you would like to be "run" as an employee for the next 3-5 years.

Now is the time to do it.
I agree whole heartedly with you that if you don’t like what you see here and you’re OK with starting the renegotiation process, then vote no. I don’t have a problem with that at all. Like I have said all along, “I have only voted yes one time in twenty some years.” It’s not the expression of how one feels about the TA that I’m talking about. Rather it is the insistence of some that we have more control than we actually do. That going back to the table will bring about wonderful gains and changes. I would be great if we could, but I just don’t think its reality. Also, it seems like the consensus on here is that because we are finally making a profit after a recent decade of hemorrhaging red ink and incurring huge debt, that we now have some huge magical leverage position. I wish it were true, but I don’t share that philosophy. Incidentally, I have seen plenty of posts saying what they won’t accept, but not many saying how the current RJ problem should be fixed and what they would accept. In other words, they won’t accept this solution but have no real solutions of their own. Although a Sunset Agreement may be great for us, it is not a financially logical solution to the company. BTW: If I were in charge, I would just order a bunch of 777’s and base them in SLC and then block everybody from transferring here.