Originally Posted by billyho

First off Jack you guys voted down a joke! It wasn't even CLOSE to an industry leading contract. Piedmont's 25 year old contract way more superior then that TA contract. Industry leading was thrown in there by Bedford.

The problem is Republic was formed and it launched the E-Jets. We had Piedmont people leave to fly the E-Jets knowing they'd make less money then flying a 37 seat prop. Knowing there insurance costs would more then triple.

I'm sure some had there reasons but they knew going into it what they were getting into. Those are the people that hurt the industry by going to crap hole airlines.

Now I understand your fight but I will tell you that Republic Pilots would've voted in our TA hands down. Better workrules, better insurance costs, flow thru. You would've been paid for you time. What you guys have now is a disgrace to all the other regionals that have fought hard for improvements. And the only reason was everyone was excited to fly a mainline jet.

I had one FO tell me he had to leave Piedmont for Republic because he was tired of telling people what kind of plane he was flying because it was embarrassing. I looked at him and told him, "what's more embarrassing the plane you are flying or what you're being paid to fly it?" Because there's no way in hell I'd fly a E-Jet for 20k a year and I'd be embarrassed telling anyone.