Originally Posted by
Jamers
The Eagle MEC voted exactly how should have, much like the countless offers from management the 9E MEC, negotiating committee and 9E pilot group refused. Just because your management brought 9E into this argument doesn't mean 9E is the cause of what US Air is asking. Pinnacle held the line for years before gaining an industry leading contract and then being forced into bankruptcy with concessions.
No one here at Pinnacle wishes the decisions we had to make on any other carrier. Some here suggested the other regional MEC's should come to our aid before the vote, but the gallery was silent.
Pinnacl held the line for years? Yeah, if by holding the line you mean the 1999 contract-4-jets signed through may 2005, and then continued to serve under the amendable date for another 6 years! 20.73/hr and then 24.39/hr 2nd year. Oh yeah they held the line! Then they bought your nonunion operation called Colgan and grew that tremendously while downgrading and displacing 9E captains. Yeah we held the line! You're welcome Colgan. Oh please. And the JCBA an industry leading contract? Maybe in your Colgan eyes, but the truth is it was a copy/paste of the mesaba contract plus a little payraise compared to original Mesaba rates. It was hardly industry-leading. XJT had several things in their contract far better than the jCBa. Put down the pipe.