Originally Posted by
tyler durden
I read it as a management tactic seeing regional pilots as rookies accustomed to entry-level abuse and more inclined to sign a concessionary contract. Faulty reasoning if true.
Very true. Alaska used to hire a lot of non-Union pilots theorizing they'd dilute the Unionism of the group. Funny thing happened to that theory...most of the former non-Union regional pukes were the most rabid ALPA guys, some even getting into MEC positions.