Originally Posted by
Bzzt
You have valid points. My personal priorities have pay ranked very low, my wife works and combined we make about 60k a year which more than pays all of our bills and allows us to save for retirement. In my eyes the regionals are not a career option even if the pay was 200k a year. I want better qol and more time off and with the current type of flying most regionals do that is impossible.
Everyone's priorities are different and I respect that. I am at peace whichever way this thing plays out.
I agree the MEC made good decisions up to this point, I thought the company had more to offer after the last "no" vote. From my gambling perspective this offer is the last best one, I'm not worried eagle will shut down, it won't. However, it will shrink which will adversely affect my career. I've got 5 years left to make a major or bust, so this agreement works well enough for me.
I really am sympathetic to your story.
Eagle will shrink anyway; when you add planes that are 50% larger you will either have 50% growth in seat sales or shrink the fleet and thus pilots. With that said bigger ships equals lees frequency, less turns and possibly better schedules. If you fight for your Qol you will have a better Qol it didn’t magically happen at the majors they fought for it, you seem to put all your stock in the winning lottery ticket. If Eagle can get off its heels of concessions than you can position yourself for more days off per month higher vacation accrual or more long call reserves spots, even if pay is not your priority. There is no bust in 5 years. 5 years from now you will be 5 years older still need to provide for your family be further down the same road, and it will be even harder to switch professions. There is no magical opportunity; if you want a better life you must build a better life. The company is not forcing concessions they are offering them, the pilots choose what they live with.
If the company wants pay caps why can’t they give you a seniority number now? Then you could work under you cap not costing them a dime extra until you can hold the 777 if you wanted to. If they want to create flow for new hires they will. They do not need permission to hire their own employees so why should you buy a “guarantee”.