Originally Posted by
FlyZ
Sailing, that's the antithesis of what ALPA told us as we were being sold the TA. I don't have the product in front of me, but we were sent a fancy hiring comparison about a month before the vote. From what I remember the estimated difference in required hiring between TA and no TA (independent of the economy) was about two thousand jobs.
While there were qualifying statements, the implication was
clearly hiring this fall, from both ALPA and the company. We were stupid for not reading the disclaimers and instead listening to all the flag waiving and unity building. Obviously there will be more mainline flying eventually, unless of course "it's the economy stupid" delays or derails that yet again.
Seems a lot of things change - as SD finally affirmed - that Europe point to point is history in favor of large hub and spoke flying to European population centers for onward codeshare connections. I recall that we were told a few years back that could never happen either.
The problem is an MEC that functions, for purposes of buying into and granting releif for business plans, more as a department of the company than a trade union.
I don't disagree with the economy dictating growth and plans, the problem is ex post facto rationilazations for things that change and questions and factors that should have clearly been asked and vetted before the ratification of the TA. I don't recall much questioning of the economy (stupid) while we were getting all those power points, spreadsheets, and notepads. I do recall anyone who questioned the TA (20 Captain Rep) as being institutionally marginalized by ALPA.