Originally Posted by
VenetianFryCook
I personally thought it was rather short-sighted of the AA guys to give up profit sharing for a few more bucks on the hourly rate. Can't blame their being gun-shy, as AA hasn't been profitable in years, but we at US have enjoyed some nice springtime cabbage thanks to the profit sharing. Perhaps this can be revisited during the JCBA ...
Get paid now for what you do rather than bet that your management might actually not be able to hide all the money and show a profit. Profit sharing is a joke that only those fools who believe we as pilots can do anything to effect the bottom line during normal operations. Pilots fly airplanes safely from point A to point B, period. What those points may be or what aircraft fly them is totally out of our hands. For years pilots have mistakenly trusted management to take care of them, sharing the good times, blah, blah blah. Do your job in the most professional manner possible, collect your check and go home it is just that simple. Profit sharing is for suckers.