Originally Posted by
Bzzt
I don't presume to know what management is thinking. My guess is that they think the carrot of a flow and new airplanes will attract new hires even at the proposed pay and benefits.
I believe economics will ultimately dictate our contracts, we're running towards the end of the economic misfortune our country and companies saw in the 2000s, this coupled with the impending regional pilot shortage will cause either wages/benefits to increase or flow type programs to attract new hires.
This is just my theory, I'm not a smart guy or an economist. I have about as worthless a degree as you can get outside of something aviation related. So I could be completely wrong.
You don't need a degree to come up with a theory like that. People with economic degrees don't really know either. Supply and demand, which you eluded to, will play a significant role.
Pilots should be able to see that we are approaching a time when the airlines won't be able to complain about losing so much money as they had in the past. Pilots may also want to remember that the may be able to affect changes desired in their terms and conditions by voting accordingly.