Originally Posted by
cactiboss
Op was providing amr pilots inacurate information re. Parker so I corrected the information. Lack of contract at Us is not Parker's doing and shouldn't be used to judge his actions on the lcc/us possible merger.
Without rehashing the East/West positions. There are clear facts about Doug Parker's reaction to the current airline climate that speak for themselves. First the RLA dictates that contracts become amendable- they do not expire. So based on his behavior, a contract signed today will not end when the company shows an increased profit. However, if hard times are on the horizon, the company does not need a contract to get out of their obligations. Furthermore scope clauses can have devastating results if ownership laws change, if code sharing increases- any number of globalization scenarios can have profound effects on the profession. But Cacti, you go ahead and put your trust in the integrity and fair-mindedness of Doug Parker. Continue to live in that old mindset that taught us that management respected pilots- that pilots were somehow different from the rest of the labor side of the equation.