Originally Posted by
deltajuliet
I'd hope a former Comair pilot has more integrity than that. Besides, set up at Mesa for life? No thanks. Amazing the number of Freedom A-Listers who now populate management and the training department. Same with ex-ALPA reps. They took that route, and they can have it, but why would they want it?
Not a knock against guys who got stuck here in the Lost Decade.
The caliber of individuals now on the NC means nothing if the MEC is going to turn a blind eye to the company paying out under-the-table money to new hires to make sure classes are full.
It's like saying "hey we have the best negotiators ever!!!" while quietly allowing the company to skirt the CBA, destroying any leverage that our top-notch NC would've had going to the table.
The jury is still out--maybe our MEC will draw a line in the sand on this one (I assumed they would've issued some form of statement on the under-the-table payments to new hires by now if they planned on fighting it). I'm not optimstic--but maybe ALPA will prove me wrong for once?