Originally Posted by
buddies8
The only attitude I have is against concessions when you already gave at the store, especially for something management has to give you to maintain the operation as example flow to aa and convince the pilots to pay for it by giving concessions. Then I have an attitude.
I do wish you well in your career whether in aviation or not.
You might be right, but you are generally at a conflict of interest, ultimately you are voting to keep what you have and are trying to convince young FO’s to help you keep what you have. It did appear in the spring that when RAH announced the Chautauqua wind down and consolidation and MESA canceled the GO operation that time was on Envoy pilot’s side. Now that the reality is Envoy FO’s are screwed for good, but you still have what you had. It is difficult to believe you voted on general principle when you are the winner and your fellow FO’s are the losers. I don’t know you personally, but typically, the appearance of a conflict of interest is a conflict of interest.
It appears now with RAH, Mesa, Compass, and PSA there won’t be a shortage of guys with 500-1,000 TPIC competing for jobs. The winner out of the 1500 hour rule is not the regional’s as Envoy hoped during negotiations. It is mainline, jobs are coming back to them for free and leaving the regional’s faster than the pilots can, which is the leverage the company holds. It’s good for the industry, but a huge pill to swallow if your 5-8 years in as an FO.
Think about what you’re saying, “I am prepared to burn it down” what you are really saying is “I am prepared to start a fire on the other side of the building” you know your contract. The fire will burn and still be a long way from your office 1500+ numbers deep in the seniority list.
Are you really prepared to be the first to resign so that the most junior FO doesn’t get laid off?