Originally Posted by
ross9238
So how come they wanted to get a large RJ rate from you guys? Was it just for the joint contract or something else? honest question because I was confused.
The only reason they are doing this is to put downward pressure on the ASA 900 rate. Mark my words, the L-XJT side will never actually see placement of a CRJ700/900. It's a strong arm negotiating tactic. The "militant" L-XJT pilots have that idiotic clause about arbitration on new types, and management is exploiting it. They know an arbitrator will impose a rate well below the current ASA rate, which will eventually become part of a blended rate JCBA.