Originally Posted by
todd1200
A "No" vote may not be justified by some kind of Kumbaya or quid pro quo collectivism; however, I think it could easily be justified by rational self-interest. You won't get a standing ovation as you walk past other regional crews in the airport, and no one is going to refuse to fly airplanes transferred during a bankruptcy, but a year or two down the road, after an unfortunate lateral move, you may find RJ wages a little more livable if you're working under a contract that was negotiated under more favorable conditions instead of a concessionary deal that was influenced by the downward pressure of this TA. No one has a crystal ball, but I would try to take a long-term view and ask myself if the passage of this TA would be, on the whole, beneficial or detrimental to my career in five or ten year's time.
Lets try to break this down. You say, "you may find RJ wages a little more livable if you're working under a contract that was negotiated under more favorable conditions instead of a concessionary deal that was influenced by the downward pressure of this TA."
We (meaning all regionals) are all screwed.
1) The concessionary deal is voted in, the industry suffers.
2) The concessionary deal is voted down, our planes go to the lowest bidder and Delta has made another example of another regional. The industry suffers.
There is no winning this fight for 9E or the industry. Delta win's, checkmate. Another possible winner will be the recipient of our planes. Will anyone look down on them for taking them? I will not. We, the pilots, dont get to make the rules, we just get abused by them.
The favorable conditions are non-existant, we're in bankruptcy.
The downward pressure on the industry will occur regardless if we vote in the TA or not. That is the big picture that seems to have been missed by some of you.