Originally Posted by
AlaskaBound
This is exactly what will happen and don't think it's not pre-planned. The ONLY reason they're saying labor contracts aren't expected to be impacted by this bankruptcy is because they want to shield potential new hires and current junior pilots from either not showing up to class or bailing for a greener pastures. OF COURSE management will come back to the labor contracts and attempt to gut them as much as they can once "all other avenues of cost savings have been exhausted". If you don't think that they'll come after your pay rates then you're living in a fantasy land!
But why?
Why would they gut the pilot contract to save money when all that would do is cause everyone to run for the hills and good luck getting a new hire to sign up. They will be gutting something but it won't be the pilot contract.