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Wasn't this just like the situation at Allegiant prior to a T/A?
I wonder if it's possible that our management is actually worse than theirs?
I'm guessing yes. They would rather this place fall apart than to just bargain with us.
Hope your Jury Duty was fun Bendo!
And FWIW when I say they would rather this place fall apart I'm not suggesting we will make matters worse, I'm simply stating that a new contract would address all these inefficiences that ole Rainman Bob likes to cry about during earnings calls
No, the situation is not the same. Allegiant's pilot group elected not to take what you guys seem to term JAs (ours was "mission mode")...200%, for you guys, correct? Also, as the mission mode rules were completely ambiguous, they could "make a deal" and offer double block or more, etc. Management didn't want an LOA on it, so we decided to not accept them, as the application was incredibly inconsistent (yes, we still had a couple of actual scabs taking them...and a few others that decided their interests didn't fall in line with the pilot groups). We did not, however, discourage anyone from picking up open time...as with you guys, it's quite often the only way to make any actual money, which management obviously counted on.
It would be a wash as to just how stupid our management teams can be...with our new contract, they have gone full Clinton and are arguing what well defined words mean...the grievances are mounting.