Originally Posted by
Trip7
Apples to Oranges. ExpressJet is not Comair. ExpressJet is not owned by Delta. History with Jerry has shown if you play ball you will prosper. If you don't, planes will continue to go to Skywest Airlines.
I have faith the union can get this contract done soon with very modest pay increases while retaining our QOL.
What might be a modest pay raise to you could be a pay cut for me. A couple more bucks an hour for me with your 401k, medical, sick time, trip trading flexibility, soft time pay, etc. I am not voting for your modest pay raise so that I can lose any more money on this job. I turned down ASA back in 2006 when they were begging me to interview because their total compensation was not as good as places like XJT and AWAC (not to mention they were losing planes to SKW mainline). Stop thinking that singing a 3% raise is going to get you into a 175 by this time next year. Get married and have a kid and then lets see how cool you are with just a "modest" raise while our customers make record profits. The regional airlines are not viable business and we need to stop keeping these zombie companies alive with perpetual concessions. Take your modest pay raise and use it as you would toilet paper. I'd rather go unemployed then work under ASA's contract with a "modest" pay raise.