[QUOTE=PeopleMover90;1486850
Just saying relax and mind your own business .[/QUOTE]

Not going to happen as long as someone is trying to set a new low standard for the profession.



*September 19, 2013

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Fellow Chicago Pilots of EGL 133,

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The tentative agreement at PSA officially marks a new low in the race to the bottom of the regional airline profession. PSA was already cost-competitive before this tentative agreement. The 4-year first officer and 12-year captain pay caps, if ratified at that property, may well become the standard in the industry, and if that occurs, it will harm current PSA pilots and all those who follow us as regional pilots. Other highlights of the PSA tentative agreement include increases in health insurance costs, a permanent freeze on per diem, and 10-year duration. Despite onerous concessions, the agreement provides no guaranteed career progression, no guaranteed increase in flying, and no contract amendment process.

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This should not be a concessionary time in our industry. Consolidation has just begun to allow ticket prices to rise. Airlines are missing hiring targets by large margins. Pilots are now more valuable than ever. It’s time for regional pilot pay to go up, not down. It’s time for benefits to improve, not shrink. It’s time to take back our profession, not give it away.

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If the PSA agreement ratifies, the fallout across the industry could be devastating as managements at airline after airline, including Eagle, demand that their pilots compete with the new cost model created by PSA. The PSA agreement is not just bad for PSA pilots, it’s bad for our entire profession.

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If you know any PSA pilots, encourage them to stand strong against this attack on our profession. PSA is not in bankruptcy, is not about to shut down, and its pilot costs are already competitive. The pilots at PSA should turn down this deal and direct their negotiators to go back to management to develop solutions that work for PSA pilots and their families