Originally Posted by
paxhauler85
Convenient of you to mention SWA not being able to bend their employee groups over like Delta did you guys in bankruptcy. Doubt anyone there wishes they had that opportunity. That said, perhaps the SWA guys have their goals set a little higher than 4/8/3/3, or whatever pitiful raise the majority bit on at DL. There's plenty of "love" between the employees and management, but labor contracts with a billion+ dollar price tag don't come easy or quickly.
If your definition of love is jumping all over a mediocre contract TA, then I'd prefer not to have any. I think most non-Delta pilots would agree.
And how long have they been waiting for a contract? Every year, inflation however fortunately low.. eats into their earnings. But I'll betcha that 4/8/3/3 would be fine with them... Of course I could be wrong on that, but they have not ever to my knowledge had that kind of contract. Hopefully shoelu will chime in on that. Either way though, inflation still exists, and when the bubble starts to burst, it will get bigger. And then where will a contract that is stuck in limbo be getting you? 0/0/0/0/0/0/25/5/5 is worth a helluva lot less than 4/8/3/3... and start again. It's just math, but that seems to be mythical on these boards.
Oh, and haven't you heard? All ours are cost neutral.
But this thread wasn't about that anyway. I really couldn't care less what they do on their contract as long as they raise some kind of bar. What this thread is about is their government blessed monopoly at one airport. I'm guessing that there will be a lawsuit involved at some point in time and access to other carriers that will really compete with them will be granted. But for now enjoy the Delta 717 service.