Originally Posted by
744driver
DC8...sorry for the late response...but the beaches in Waikiki were a higher priority for the last week or so!!
The issue that I have with the current discussions on the line, on our private forum, etc is that this CBA made no improvements.
That is simply not true...
1. Former Polar pilots got significant hourly rate increases,
2. Former Atlas pilots got some work-rule improvements.
All during a process that was actually supposed to be the merging on two CBAs that were in place at the individual carriers.
Some of our junior folks (lovingly referred to as NKOTB!!) refuse to understand that...sorry, that is a fact. I am not gonna get into that discussion here...some of you have my personal contact info and can reach out to me for a more meaningful (and private) discussion.
Glad you made it out of Hawaii before things went downhill! I agree with what you are saying here, that is a fact. However, everyone's personal perspective is different, and that's normal. That's one reason we hear different takes on all of this. The big thing to remember is no matter what, this needs improvement and we have to be ready to fight for it.