Originally Posted by
A321
Bottom line it's an absolute disgrace that at a time like this contracts have been signed:
-One at DAL mainline to add more large RJs for pay raises
-Another at Endeavor Air (and other regionals) to fly those large RJs under concessions.
In the same "union" you have mainline pilots taking pay raises while regional pilots take pay cuts.
After moving from a regional up to mainline I can see what is so clearly driving all this. The old don't care about the young, and will never spend a dime of negotiating power to look out for the next generation for pilots.
Pulling the ladder up, one contract and scope concession at a time.
Shame on Moak, and shame on all of ALPA national for letting these events transpire.
ALPA's days are numbered. With Airways going the way of APA, Air Tran to SWAPA, Comair's shut down transferred to GoJet flying being "Teamsters", Skywest being the "super regional" ….the slippery slope keeps getting steeper.
I owe you beer(s). Seriously.
I am very happy to see mainline pilots getting pay raises, and I'm glad our companies are very profitable. Now why in the heck are regionals being forced into take concessions or die situations???? And the situation is concessions for *bigger* RJs. Especially given the new ATP law, what gives???
Is management trying to force regionals into such an untenable situation that the government is forced to act and fix their hedonistic blunder? For example opening the door to multi crew licenses?