Originally Posted by
Mesabah
Airlines offer off contract compensation to pilots all the time. It's basically how the regionals are functioning these days. If the union would actually fight for us, these off contract side deals would actually be contractual raises for everyone.
What?
... and to change the topic a bit ... there are still more express jobs being lost due to restructuring than are being created at the mainline level through at least year end 2017 ... so, you are still correct with regard to your assertion on replacing, you, me and the rest of us. That's why we need a union.