Originally Posted by
Captain Tony
That's great, but as Luis has pointed out so many times, it's going to be nearly impossible to avoid some concessions on the L-XJT contract. The DC Fund, OJI Bank, and 90% PPO are outliers that no other regional, and many larger airlines don't have. I see no way management will agree to move forward with them intact, but there are some mitigating strategies on the table.
The question you need to ask yourselves is what good are these perks if you lose your job?
"Impossible" that would mean more if it weren't used at every negotiation. How is a pilot group suppose to take a company at its word when its constantly overstated.
Pilots usually screw themselves, in order to "protect" their upgrade. That general leverage is disappearing because of the retirements and the projected hiring. Even the Pinnacle pilots who thought the judge would have given them a lousy deal don't think it would have had a 10 year term to it. Delta knew the only way to screw a group that hard was to get them to vote it in.
Nope, put the earplugs in keep flying; you wont take a pay cut unless you vote for it. If a letter shows up in the mail well hey, job conditions are better then they have been in 2 generations.