Originally Posted by
tsquare
Then I say call the bluff. There comes a point where they are going to have to exercise those options on those resumes or they expire... to analogize. I think the pilot shortage IS real at the regional level, just from the handful of folks at that level I have talked to. But to take your belief that it isn't, why should we pay for the return of those airplanes? As you believe, there are stacks of unopened resumes that they could then open and staff the airline for which we just paid. No... I'd rather let them play that hand. We pay nothing, and if they then open the hiring floodgates at the regionals, I say good luck getting those slots filled at $20K/year.
Not one red cent for this. Period. Like (Bar? I think) said, no reason to pay for something you don't have... (or something like that....)
You already purchased our airline. We negotiate directly with your management(Bridge Agreement), we also get paid directly from Delta. For a legal point of view, we are Delta pilots, we are just not Delta CBA represented pilots. Labor law is actually free Tsquare, you don't have to pay for it. The problem comes form what happens when the NMB sides with DALPA, yes, there then becomes more mouths to feed at the table. But, this is about restoring the profession for all those poor souls that won't be lucky enough, or well connected enough, to get on with the ever shrinking mainlines, where viable careers are found.
If all you want is bigger contract gains, then I see no point in even having this discussion, because you might as well just sell more contract items, everything is for sale. However, take it from me, someone who has millions of dollars, money isn't everything, you just exchange one set of problems for a new set of problems.