Originally Posted by
scudrunner13
Everyone is too fed up to see the big picture, we all want to get the dream contract with the highest wages in the industry..that worked well for Comair. Sure, lets keep holding out, get paid crap for the next year till MAYBE we get the juicy contract, and in a year and a half, the company files bankruptcy because they can't afford our wages , we are forced to take a concessionary contract to keep our jobs while some are furloughed and or worse case we all lose our jobs.
Commutair, Skywest, Delta, PSA, Endeavor all sign contracts no problem, hell Commuter starts negotiations for a new one this fall, but NOOO not Republic..why is that?? Is our NC continuously asking for more then the company can legitimately provide??
The CA pay rates are concessionary. They don't even cover the increase in inflation for the years we have been negotiating. Also, most other regionals have been signing concessionary contracts while their companies have been ADDING AIRPLANES. Not exactly what we should be shooting for. RAH operates on margins that are 2x what our closest competitor (Spirit I believe) has. Why the hell can't they afford it? Of course they can. They are just brainwashing you to thinking they can't. Looks like it's working...