Originally Posted by
JustWatching
Right... So doesn't it behoove us to vote yes and have something legal to fall back on? Right now we have nothing. We have no rules whatsoever, right? Didn't the Federal court affirm this? So, if we vote no, what's to prevent the company from starting that second carrier, or lowering our pay and benefits, or doing anything else they want?
Don't you think that while they have grand plans for expansion if we vote yes, that they'll still be happy with the current profit margin and slower expansion if we vote no? Don't you think they'll lower their requirements to include entry level regional pilots and just put the onus on the training department to get the job done?
What does your crystal ball say?
I don't have a crystal ball and you make good, valid points. We are faced with either a sh!t sandwich or no sandwich at all. Something legal to fall back on only behooves us if it truly protects us and weak work rules don't leave us really that much better off, especially if the company can shoot them full of holes. As you said the courts already have sided with management and if they do that again against a weakly worded contract, how is this any different? Oh wait, this time we are locked into it for at least 5 years.