Originally Posted by
bonesbrigade
I hope you guys get them... I have family in the MX base in TUL so I have a soft spot in my heart for AMR employees.
Although on the van yesterday there was an Eagle captain griping to my captain about our (9E) contract and how it was hurting Eagle, when he should be putting his frustrations into RAH and CHQ who are legitimately taking away your flying.
What do you think the 824 or whatever you call them will do to your company costs once they move on? Are they high seniority guys? I would think that once your flow starts then your costs would come down, no?
Not saying I agree with the Eagle CAs methods, but if you think the decision by 9E pilots to cave on the contract concessions doesn't affect everybody else, then you are really being naiive. Pattern bargaining has ruled this industry for years so what one pilot group gets (or loses) affects everybody else.
What the 9E pilots did was well within their rights to do as a pilot group, and they did what they feel was best for them. But on the other hand, don't come around crying because other pilot groups are angry because they are now having to look at concessions because you decided to vote for a concessionary contract.