Originally Posted by
Avroman
The problem is, as short as they are, there are still no openings in MSP or DTW, and even worse, the captain openings being created by the few that have bid to NYC have not been backfilled in quite a while, on either airplane. Meanwhile, SkyWest has taken over one of our old crew rooms and bag rooms in DTW (and are building a large hangar) GoJet has taken over other space as well as some of our management office space. And our management keeps encouraging people to bid to New York for better schedules (that really aren't better commuting wise except for possibly being off reserve)
I have asked union reps and company management at both the Msp and Dtw questions regarding staffing for both bases. ALPA J.A. Flat out ignored my questions and didn't respond to my e-mail, but another rep did. His response was I don't know and I don't think that they know. At both lunch events I asked management during the q&a and all I was told is the bases will remain, but they are allowing them to shrink via attrition. I then asked to what level. Their response was "I'm not sure. Anyone else have any questions"? They quickly got away from this question. I'm not sure why the smoke screen. Maybe it's as simple as not discouraging the hiring efforts.