Originally Posted by
Squawk87
The regional industry is just as strong as it's weakest link(s)... Who knows what would of happened if neither PSA nor Pinnacle voted in concessions.
AAG has proven that what we all thought would happen is true.
They were not bluffing. Our threat was "vote this in or the 900s go to Mesa." Obviously they were more than prepared to make this a reality.
The war cry of "no one can staff" is a fallacy. PSA has almost doubled their pilot group in less than 8 months. Mesa is filling classes and Compass is flooded with apps.
I'm not happy about any of this but the hardcore "hold the line" guys need to think rationally at this point and protect their jobs.(At wholly owns at least)
All you Eagle guys were very vocal a few months ago "I don't care, burn it down!!!!" Now you are angry that "burning it down" has become a reality?
The 700s were going away regardless of how your vote turned out at Eagle. You've known that for a year now. Why is it all of a sudden PSAs fault?
The seniority system combined with fragmented "local only" unions unfortunately creates this problem. This cycle will continue until there is either a regional only pilot union, or one seniority list at the regional level. Both of those scenarios are pipe dreams.