Originally Posted by
Ernst Kessler
Wah, wah, wah. Want any cheese with that whine? What airline has protection? NONE. Ask any lawyer about the size of the contract relative to the amount of loopholes. The more words, the more loopholes. The only ironclad contract in the entire business is the CEO's. Every other contract is smoke in mirrors, designed by lawyers, to have an escape route from any obligation. Haven't you seen all the rest of the airlines walk all over the pilot groups over the past 10 years???
Delta management LOST an arbitrated case over harassing Delta pilots about using sick time. The CONTRACT and the UNION are what allowed this case to even exist. Delta management recently had to give beneficial work rule changes(for the pilot group) due to violating our scope clause. Once again, it was the contract and union that forced this. Delta management recently again attempted to 'monitor sick leave usage' until the union threatened another arbitration case. They immediately backed off. Our contract lays out profit sharing. They didn't find away around that. It lays out the amount of sick time we are given. They didn't find a loophole around that. It lays out the amount we get paid. They didn't find a way around that. It lays out the work rules. They sometimes try to get around those, but when the UNION investigates the case and finds out they violated the contract they end up paying money for it. So you are wrong. There are indeed pilot groups that have protection, and they are unionized groups.
Originally Posted by
Ernst Kessler
Not bragging, rather correcting your ignorance. You stated we were the lowest paid, and your wrong.
Your waving a gun with no bullets. It's not going to win the battle. There are only two airlines in the US that operate E190's. JB has nothing worth bragging about there. Sorry.