Originally Posted by
MaydayMark
OK ... how about Cathay pilots that retire at 55 years old then? Or Gemini or Atlas or Polar or ????? They speak english and aren't afraid of being shot down? Or for that matter, how about the Mesa bubbas you mention that already live in China?
Don't get me wrong, I think the LOA is hugely inadequate and will vote no but I'm a slight bit concerned about what the company's alternatives are. I hope calm heads will prevail and the company will come back with a better offer but numerous union and managements types say they won't. We've seen them make offers in the past and when we said no they said OK (think postal freight LOA here). They had another plan all along ...
Mark
I'm sorry, but am I missing something here? What exactly did we lose with the postal freight? We didn't agree to fly extra and the company did the deal with USPS anyway. We had to hire extra pilots for the extra flying. There was a significant movement in seat progression. Finally, we fly the same number of days per month as we did in 1991, 1995, 2000, and 2005. If you don't believe me, go rummage through some of the old bid packs.