Originally Posted by
dawgdriver
This management 'team' continues to underestimate the resolve, discipline, intelligence and resources available to this pilot group. They are accustomed to a group of young, aspiring regional pilots (west air) and happy team-players at new start-ups (ValueJet, former Allegiant). They continue to stumble, time and again. Their operations department, led by an arrogant, incompetent hack and his band of loyal followers, has completelt squandered every stitch of credibility and trust. Realizing their castrated status, they have given up all attempts to lead or manage. All formal means to communicate have ceased. The vacuum left has been filled by a highly effective IBT organization.
Dawg,
I hope for the sake of the industry you are correct. I wouldn't underestimate management though, as their ineptness really only costs you QOL in so far as the operation still goes. In the way you all describe it, your management is trying to change the QOL expectations of the pilot group in total so that when the fall back position will be still a major giveback in terms of pilot contracts.
Mixed lines of reserve and flying without proper protections could really harm QOL.
Force TDY could really harm QOL.
PBS without negotiation and compensation will harm pilot QOL.
In essence, at least in the meantime, mgmt has won in accomplishing the quickly changing operation by essentially ignoring the costs to their employees in terms of QOL.
For the sake of all pilot groups I hope you all achieve an adequate contract and force mgmt to follow it.
LUV