Originally Posted by
3to1Glide
Also, during this time the pilot turnover re-populates the bottom half of the seniority list with 'cautiously optimistic' pilots who think (and post here) about managements chance of stance and hope for the future and how it's better than their old regional.
Read this as - pilots who devalue your "NO" vote "weapon" in and through their willingness to give the process time. Are they likely to vote for a payscale that tops at $175/$125 and get 'em next time on the myriad of other items that make a pilot career valuable? I think you know the answer.
You seriously underestimate the new hires with this statement. Most came from Republic and Expressjet.....both are pilot groups that can hold their heads high for not rubber-stamping their respective union's TAs with NO votes. They've ALREADY been through what the Allegiant pilot group is about to experience and it has been my experience that they are actually far more militant than a lot of these "home every night" and/or "we don't need to write that up" captains with which they fly.
Regarding the lead-up to a contract, the new hires will be a problem for management; not for the pilot group.