Originally Posted by
rightside02
Attraction hasn't really picked up much guys . Hate to say it , but so far we have lost 21 , 3 last week. Mean while the company planned for 42 up to this point in the year .
Both this year and last and the one before that have had less attrition than the company had planned for .
I agree with the theory that when people start bailing in droves it will put pressure on them , so far that hasn't really happened.
I truly believe it will in the future but just hasn't yet . One strong reason for this is American's hiring is only just now starting to pick up however with their flow agreements , and military hiring , off the street numbers remain quite low. Fedex picking up more of our guys now too.
Contrary to what you ready on here, of people no showing in class etc , it's largely exaggerated.
Yes the numbers, for now, are low, but dont discount the amount who have recently decided to make a move.
My guess is those low attrition numbers will double by the Fall. Plenty of 3-7 year FOs who live away from Boston/Mco/Fll are looking lovingly at UAL and AA.
I drive to work at JFK, hold holidays/weekends off, and would leave for Ny's other hometown Airline in a heartbeat
Think about how many B6 guys were at the latest WAI fair. The big 3 could unhinge B6 by hiring just 200 FOs each this year. I think the rough total on legacy hiring is UAL-450/ DAL 800+/ AA 600+. Those are low estimates.
Pay rates alone are reason enough to split and mediation is an ugly slug and could very well be upcoming.