Originally Posted by
FlyJSH
Dear Fellow Pilots,
For those of you who don't know, soon a concessionary contract will be put before the rank and file of the Pinnacle pilots. Again for those who don't know, Delta has essentially put a gun to the head of the Pinnacle pilots saying "Take a pay cut or we will shut you down."
I have but one question: If Pinnacle pilots stand tall and refuse to take a pay cut, will those who refused to be part of the race to the bottom be recognized by the pilots involved in the interview process?
I'm not asking for any preferential treatment prior to the interview, nor am I asking that an unqualified guy get the nod. But when one of us appears before your panel, will you give us at least a little more consideration in the interview considering we fought the good fight?
Many of you folks are fighting to take back scope. We in the regionals appreciate that. But if we bite the bullet and draw a line in the sand, will we who try to hold the line on sinking wages get at least a bit of support when we appear in front of fellow pilots in interviews?
How you answer will not affect my "no to pay cuts" vote. I am too old to go back to sitting FO reserve even at a mainline (I am bound to go back to 135 work if the company folds). But it will affect many folks younger than I.
I ask you to declare your support, and give the young folks another reason to say no to pay cuts.
Respectfully,
John Hickman, Colgan Saab 340 CA soon to be Pinnacle 200 FO
Just to add some perspective to all the conjecture, there are plenty of pilots at DL (and every where else for that matter) from airlines that shut down for whatever reason, went on strike or didn't agree to pay cuts, etc.
Also HR has no idea how you voted or where you stood and odds are extremely slim that they ask. To anyone in an interview, a previous employer is just another part of one's job history. No one will care unless you bring it up and force them to dig into the issue.
If there is any preference, it will most likely be indirect and impossible to ever prove. In the case of Pinnacle, everyone there will be able to check the current or former DCI pilot box on the app, which itself gives some weightning to the application, not sure how much though.
If Pinnacle does end up shutting down, of if one is furloughed from there, keep doing your best to stay current and employed and "manage your career" to the best of one's ability. Come interview time that will far outweigh any negative bias stemming from a concessions vote, if there is any, which I doubt there would ever be anyway. Its just business, and they know that.