Originally Posted by
Newman11
Whack, which contract are you referring to???? The one you had when the acquisition was announced??? I'm guessing you're using the one GK gave you guys post-announcement to tide you over until you transitioned to ours. Your numbers about a pay cut don't add up ( if you use the original contract). But hey, keep spewing BS. Guess what, I'm a 8.5 yr FO whose upgrade is now projected at 18+ bc of this deal. You think I ever wanted anything to do with AirTran ??????? Guess how much of a career pay cut I'm taking??? But that doesn't seem to register with you guys. You think I'm happy SWAPA senior insiders negotiated themselves an upgrade and didn't get jack in money, stock, etc. for anyone else???? You think I'm happy the 717 went away??? I go to work, do my job, and be polite as I can be. I wont go out of my way to be a pr*ck like you apparently do. Grow up. It wasn't just guys on your side of the fence that were affected.
Yeah, because a strike vote and participation rate in the very high 90s meant we'd never get an improved contract on our own. HA! You obviously have little clue as to how the industry and RLA work. Lemme guess.......another colonel out of the AF with zero prior airline experience that now thinks SWA is the be all and end all? Sure. GK gave us that contract. We'll go with that
As for the paycut.....I'm the one who's got the AT Cptn checks to compare to the SW FO checks. Any ?s
An 8.5 year FO, huh? That's pretty much who I'm grouped in with. Yeah, so basically you were not even hired when I finished upgrade at AT. Wrap your head around that one. Good luck because I know for a fact that many who are on the outside looking in on this fiasco are probably wondering how that happens when two relatively stable carriers combine. Let me reiterate. You weren't even HIRED at SW when I FINISHED upgrade at AT.
As for upgrading, how many aircraft did you have coming (firm orders) at the DOM announcement in relationship to your fleet size as opposed to us? Here, let me help you.......SIGNIFICANTLY LESS THAN US AS MEASURED BY PERCENTAGES. Oh I know, you guys were just saving cash to buy someone. I've heard that excuse used countless times before.
I'll acknowledge that there's some pain for certain individuals on the SW side, but as a whole it's not even close to what we've had to collectively endure. 22% average seniority loss with a loss of almost all cptn seats VS. an 8% average seniority gain and "capture" of almost all of our Cptn seats. Yeah, that's pretty brutal. I'm not sure how you guys can stand it.