Originally Posted by sqwkvfr

Hold on a second, there, jack.

First of all, I don't know what in the hell your problem is with Republic pilots, but I've heard about enough trash-talking from pilots from other places under the cloak of anonymity thinking that they have even half of clue about the history of of Republic's pilot group.

Republic pilots have NEVER voted in a concessionary contract. NOT ONE, EVER.

We voted 85% AGAINST what industry analysts called an industry-leading contract and astounded and scared the crap out of the HQ crowd when we did it. We've held our heads high since then and will continue to do so, despite sophomoric, juvenile and idiotic comments like YOURS.

The Envoy guys talked real tough on this and other message boards about how the Republic pilots would cave on our TA vote, how we we're somehow "beneath (you)" if we did, and look who it was that voted in concessions to get shiny new jets....NOT REPUBLIC PILOTS.

Republic's pilots and their union have long been engaged in a hard-fought battle against one of the most anti-labor management teams since the Frank Lorenzo era. These people have written the book on tightening the screws on a pilot group in every facet of our operation and we have NOT GIVEN THEM AN INCH unless required by law, and WE NEVER WILL, UNLIKE certain other pilot groups.

The vast majority of the people on property at Republic came to this place when it was "the" place to be and many of those hired in the last three or so years have realized their mistake and are moving on. Fully half of our monthly pilot attrition are FOs fleeing the ship. Those who remain are committed to not give an inch until we get what it is we deserve.

Regardless, this pilots group finds itself in it's current position as the result of immoral management, an apathetic government, an antiquated depression-era law, a Federal Agency holding us hostage in order to increase their budget and influence, and a national union that cares more about collecting dues than rocking the boat during Democratic President's term, not because we voted to lower the bar, REGARDLESS of the reason. We are in this position DESPITE our best efforts, not as the result of them, unlike other pilot groups.

This pilot group is nowhere near the "useful idiots" that you presume who were sold a bill of goods and were "stupid enough" to come to Republic....and to be fair, those descriptions could very well be applied to many pilots that have recently gone to work at other airlines.

This air of superiority being demonstrated by some pilots from other groups is juvenile, misplaced, and incorrect....and while I apologize for what appears to be another Republic pilot for starting this little dust-up, I am NOT going to stand idly by and let some snot-nosed punk try to tough-talk a group of pilots with twice the intestinal fortitude and resolve than you will ever understand. I'd go so far as to call it hypocritical, considering a certain recent self-serving TA vote.

Watch what happens over the next few months with our contract negotiations. We are NOT going to be fed some line of BS and acquiesce to the management of the 4th most profitable airline in the world. No one is going to scare Republic pilots into voting in concessions and we will get what we deserve.

It's too bad we can't say that about all pilot groups.