Originally Posted by
benzoate
That is a very subjective answer.
My personal opinion is if a CBA is achieved and industry standard merger language is incorporated then at the very least we have the ability to negotiate our SLI when the time comes. That would keep me here.
For other pilots it's all about pay or health insurance.
Lets see who else answers this question and get their take.
Definitely subjective, my opinion is a CBA keeps more people than no CBA as it gives some steadiness to the situation. As I really hope to make Jetblue my final stop I would like to see the merger stuff and a few other things made a little more ironclad, like healthcare and retirement.
Pay, believe it or not, is not my first priority. Not saying it isn't important just that to go and demand Delta rates would be irresponsible, and there are bigger things to worry about in the near term. The pay rates will come long term. If we do get a union here I hope we have reasonable folks at the table who will keep a cool head without being pushovers.