Originally Posted by
JustAMushroom
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Thanks for typing it for me, the pilots are simply flying what they negotiated with the company. The company bid a contract that they can't fly, they need to talk to mainline but instead they turn to pilots. This cycle has been going on for years and the SKW pilots want the EXJ pilots to take concessions, work for less so the company can make a profit and have more success in future bids... In other words s do they can underbid other airlines.
One airline takes cuts, then the other matches it and management underbids, just to repeat the cycle again.
But as long as I am flying and get to mainline right! The more we do this the more reason we give management to continue transferring mainline jobs to the regionals. We are flying F100, DC-9 and similar size equipment for what the FA used to get paid... We are our worse enemies.
I don't think you'll find any SkyWest Pilot who wants EJ to take concessions. Certainly that's not what I'm getting at. I think you'll find SkyWest pilots are trying to expand pay and benefits.
My beef with some of the vocal minority at express jet is simply their inability to grasp the facts. And to show a willingness to work with their management to make meaningful changes which will lead to a sustainable company for all of us.
The thing you don't get is that the company can and has changed anything that isn't in our pilot contract. And some of that has already been changed to help the company through a bunch of MOUs and LOAs. What else is there for us to do?
Originally Posted by
BHopper88
Originally Posted by
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And what would you call such "meaningful changes". These will be changes that benefit the company at the expense of pilots QOL or pay.
You mean the expressjet 70 seat rate that they negotiated without the ASA MEC. Yea that sure helped everyone out by raising the bar.
So if Skywest gets a higher rate, who is riding whose coat tails. Funny how some can pick and chose what cost tails we ride here at Skywest.
If Skywest gets anything it's too appease you guys from going union. Do you actually think that management pays you what they do for charity? If they thought they could get away with paying you $10 less, they would.
Anyway, when you factor in our higher 401k matching and B fund, that measly $2 override is still more than your or ASA large RJ compensation despite our concessionary rate! In other word, when you look at the totality of our contract, the overall compensation is right up there.