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Firsttimeflyer
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Originally Posted by Waitingformins
The facts suggest ASA is suffering because it’s loosing planes to larger ones and Delta. The facts would also suggest that Delta moved planes from it’s wholly owned, Comair to ASA. Woe to ASA for losing planes it acquired from Comair. The facts also suggest that Endeavour is Delta’s current wholly owned and hasn’t gone on strike and works for less than ASA. Hardly anything to do with SkyWest or ExpressJet.
Actually the facts suggest that INC bought a turd. XJT rolled over on their contract not to have a single seniority list with all carriers, ASA got stuck with the short end of the stick and the guys that were in bankruptcy cry they are being treated unfairly.
ASA gets the scraps left over that Skywest can't cover. That's why they got IAD flying for United. That's why they got American flying in DFW. ASA took a 1 for 2 trade on 50 seaters for the 900s and had some aircraft get extended contracts. The only thing XJT has done for ASA is cost them money, make them change their uniforms and make bad blood.
XJT guys moaned in the crew vans, talked poorly about the ASA guys on the pipe, said the ASA guys would roll over on the TA, then they were proven wrong and now claim a great victory.
It sure would be nice if the XJT guys would look positively at ASA and realize if it weren't for them they would probably be out of jobs. Not to mention they are lucky ASA was ALPA and not their own representation, then there wouldn't be any language about fair seniority come integration time. I just get tired of reading this thread and the constant amount of whine and belittling.
Skywest Inc negotiated the turd CPA that XJT operates under. Skywest inc negotiated the 2nd lowest clause in the turd CPA ASA operates under. This is all management's doing.
Next, no one was in bankruptcy.
Next, XJT doesn't cost ASA anything. Reference my comment above. Skywest Inc management are responsible for both money losing CPAs that XJT and ASA operate under.
Next, XJT didn't force any uniform changes. That was management. Get over it already, you fashionista. We got stuck with a lame call sign that has nothing to do with ASA. But whatever, I'll use banana as a call sign if they pay me.
Next, there was moaning on all sides. Many "get on board" type statements.
Next, it's a fact that the XJT pilots were taking a WAY BIGGER concession on that TA. It's a pretty safe bet that the overwhelming majority of the NO votes came from the XJT side. Especially considering the "get on board" mentality from the ASA side.
Next, the XJT jobs have NOTHING to do with ASA.
Next, even if ASA wasn't ALPA, federal law requires a fair and equitable integration.
The ONLY thing you got correct is that they XJT MEC rolled over on enforcing our holding letter.