The company is delusional when it comes to upgrade and new hires. They think this announcement along with the recent new hire bonus loa they have become Jesus like. The pilot group will not get a new contract anytime soon as the union has relinquished any bargaining ground we had to stand on with the loa. Upgrades will come by force due to the number of captains required to be on property, 305. The seniority list is already below 305, I think somewhere around 270. There are management pilots supposedly keeping us above the 305 mark but I'm beginning to seriously doubt that.

Unless we do something drastic, like actually get a new contract with better pay, resv rules, clearly defined language and no concessions, people will still only trickle into class.

The interview numbers are deceiving, as it looks like there is a lot of interest in awac, but we still looking only have 5 in indoc right now. I would like to know how that message is being received or interpreted with management.

We live in a world where the it is uncertain what the regional environment will look like in 5 yrs. Unfortunately for management, money, and fast upgrades talk. The pilot group will hopefully maintain unity and not sell out the protections afforded to is in our current contract and demand an increase in qol. This will in turn place the company in a position where they must negotiate responsibly to continue to recruit the necessary numbers to fulfill the cpa with United.