Originally Posted by
Paid2fly
You seem to have completely missed his point. Only when Hulas and JO can't get people to show up and fill their right seats will there be much forward progress for any of the pay and benefits at any regional.
Management at the better paying higher quality regionals love to stress their inability for improvements due to the low cost competition from Mesa/Gojet/PSA etc.!
Right. What frustrates me is that we can't take a stand on anything-- anything!! There are many regionals out there. Can't we send a message by not a single person applying to a select regional or two until said regionals get their act staight? I'm not saying avoid the industry. Just one or two companies.
The ability to communicate so widely, quickly, and freely via the internet *could* be a powerful tool for pilots to coordinate and stand united on at least something. Possibly the internet and the forums were the reason for the overwhelming NO votes from Eagle, RAH, and XJT pilots. What if we all had stood strong and not one person applied to Gojets when TSA was being stomped on? What message would that send?
It is imperative that we discuss the issues of *our* profession and *our* collective fates. This is a good thing if we articulate our thoughts with purpose. I appreciate the mods letting things go more lately. Online is probably a lot better venue than arguing in the flight deck.