Originally Posted by War Eagle 83
Well Rick,we did see it comming and had a great scope clause to keep
MANAGEMENT from replacing us with YOU, but with a week union in ALPO and threats of liquidation our ***** union leadership caved.As far as mainline being replaced by RJ's and I quote"It's the mainline ALPA guys who should have seen this **** coming...you think I enjoy flying what is essentially a mainline jet for turboprop pay????" You said it,
YOU fly what is a
mainline jet for nothing. I hope you really like it cause it's all you'll be flying for a really long time,and since at U our fleet has gone from over 400 planes and 6600 pilots down to 225 planes and 2700 pilots....wait haven't the RJ's been comming online at an exceedingly fast rate, oh but you said it,RJ's aren't replacing mainline. Enjoy your career..uh I mean job!
I'm one of the guys who is willing to hold out for better pay and benefits at the 50 seat level, I'm willing to walk and risk killing my company for it. I also declined the opportunity to fly 737s for lower-than-mainline rates. I will not however simply refuse to fly and quit aviation; I'd only be replaced by a 200 hour PFT wonderboy...
You need to watch your attitude, cuz there are plenty of RJ drivers who are willing to accept Buses and 737s on property for these reasons:
1) Immediate pay and prestige boost.
2) Their only other opportunity to fly narrow bodies is to quit and start over somewhere else with zero seniority for $30K a year...why do that when they can stay at their company, keep their seniority and longevity on the payscale, and not have to do probabation?
The ONLY reason for us to hold out is for the good of the industry...and the possibility of moving up some day. But when we get an attitude from a guy like you, well our brotherly love starts to stretch pretty thin...and it gets hard to make immediate sacrifices that will benefit everybody but us in the near-term.
You sir sound like a f*cking poster-child for management's grand plan: Divide & Conquer! You're leading the charge brother! Are you secretly working for JO, Neeleman, Steenland, etc? Come out to the forum to stir up some hate & discontent?
