Communication sent today follows:
The Background…
As you know, the 2016 CBA contained cost concessions from you, the pilots, which were sought by management and reluctantly agreed to by the union. The intent of these cost concessions in 2016, from the outset, was to guarantee that Horizon could compete with other regional airlines on cost and therefore earn the right to fly Air Group’s forthcoming E-175 deliveries. Of course, the ink on the 2016 CBA was barely dry before Air Group shifted additional E-175 deliveries to SkyWest, a decision which seriously undermined the basis for agreeing to the 2016 CBA in the first place. More to the point, the 2016 CBA reduced compensation to pilots in the middle of a deep and sustained pilot shortage, a bizarre and mistimed step which sat in direct contrast to contract changes at other regional airlines which have consistently improved pilot compensation to attract and retain pilots.