Originally Posted by
Bzzt
Those stories probably aren't far from the truth. The ORD reps are about as pathetic as they come, wouldn't surprise me if the FO rep was calling home to mommy and the CA rep was sitting on the can crying.
I don't understand why they're even entertaining this proposal. 60 aircraft is a ~75% reduction in aircraft at Eagle. So they want us to take concessions to reduce the flying tremendously...does not compute.
If you're senior, this place will be here long enough for you to transfer to AA even if their plan is to shut it down. If you're a junior CA you're going to get your PIC time regardless and people will be hiring. In both those circumstances a "yes" vote doesn't gain you anything.
From the FO side no matter what the outcome is you won't be upgrading for years, let alone flowing which could take the better part of a decade. They're either going to shrink us drastically and make you work for pathetic wages under poor work rules, or shut you down over time. Either way you're not in a good position.
There is no incentive to vote yes from any position on the seniority list. Just get out, burn it down.
The pilots won't be burning it down, management will. They plan to burn it down to NO MORE than 60 airplanes regardless. It's just with a new contract, they can do it FASTER. Some of the reps are so petrified of the junkyard dog brought in to frighten them (glass), that they can't think straight anymore.
Then again, didn't some of the same reps vote FOR the B-scale when the junkyard dog wasn't even known and didn't they vote for the current contract out of trembling fear at what management said they MIGHT do in bankruptcy court ?
Some of them are going to need someone to walk them home and hold their hands after they are done begging for mercy. God, what an embarrassment.