Originally Posted by
Corona
The TA is not average--it is at or above our peer group. What is remarkably good about the TA is just how significant the improvements in pay and workrules it contains in comparison to our current CBA. No matter how much we wish we were mainline pilots with their pay and working conditions, stop the self-dilusional rhetoric, WE ARE NOT. They fly for mainline carriers. We fly for regional carriers that are totally at the mercy of the mainline carriers. Until that paradigm shifts significantly, we will never be able to break out of the mold we are in. That shift will NEVER occur at the bargaining table--it can only occur in the halls of congress and the office of the regulators. Take this TA, and take it fast before management gets cold feet about paying us more than our peers. It is far and away the best overall agreement in our industry. I do not want to wait for 2 or three more years, not only to lose the gains imbedded in this TA during that time, but it is highly likely a subsequent TA would have less if the Eagle and XJT guys buckle. I am not comfortable letting them and ALPA control my destiny. Collectively, they created this "regional" mess in the first place.
Maybe your 5th post on this forum will say that Skywest is not in fact part of our peer group.
A significant increase over our current CBA? That's not hard considering we start at the very bottom of the industry; moreover, the company has been dragging feet for 7 years with no liability on their end whatsoever. It by no means makes this TA better than our peers, not even equal.
- pay still sucks
- language across the board is terribly vague
- welcome hot reserve (I'm sorry it's not hot reserve it's airport standby)
- contactability for all, at all times, at our expense
- scheduling gains are useless due to language, and the fact the company can take it away in a year
- a blank check for co-basing
- did I mention how soft or non existing the language for the entire TA is
Are you really blaming the regional mess on another regional pilot group? This "regional mess" is made so by design. It benefits those in charge, and it benefits mainline partners. It puts downward pressure on the entire industry.
I feel silly by even responding to your ignorance, but saving one poor soul from taking your drivel as facts will be worth it.