Originally Posted by
Globemaster2827
I laugh when I hear stuff like this. It isn't as easy as just saying, "Give us retro checks." and they hand them over. If we lose our amalgamation law suit they're going to ram a "Kalitta Plus a Dollar" contract down our throats that merges our work rules with Southern's. We'll be lucky to get $1,000 signing bonuses in that scenario.
If this happens, it won't help very much at all with the pilot manning problem. The Pilot Shortage is getting worse and worse, and probably an Industry Standard contract won't be enough to stem the tide, especially with bad decisions like this latest lawsuit.