Originally Posted by
WHACKMASTER
Let’s just call a spade a spade here. The SWA/AT deal was a gun held to the AT pilot group’s head. NO ONE on our side thought it was a fair or good deal and yet well over 80% voted to accept it. Think about that. What does that tell you?
At the risk of beating a dead horse........
No offense, but what kind of deal do you think you'd have gotten had GK been honest about the fate of the 717s prior to the vote?
When we voted on the SLI, everyone on both sides thought that you guys were bringing a proportional number of seats for all of the pilots, which certainly gave you guys some leverage.
Imagine the outcome had we all known that 2/3s of those seats would evaporate by the time you guys migrated over.
I suspect that several high up SWAPA types knew about the 717's departure at the time we voted, and agreed not to disclose it, in the name of getting the thing passed with as little cost/difficulty to the company as possible.
IMHO, it would have been far
worse for you guys had SWAPA not had such a cozy relationship with GK, and ignored the leverage of those seats going away, potentially putting 2/3s of your pilots on the street.
Make no mistake that the same threats will be hurled towards the Alaska pilot group (or Spirit or whoever). You’re dealing with a pilot group and union that actually proposed putting ALL of our pilots on probation once they transitioned over to the SWA side. Yes, even our most senior cptns. Yes, you read that right.
So just keep in mind the pompous mentality & attitude that we’re talking about here. Be careful what you wish for.
Yeah, we've got some real "hired..... not acquired" winners around here.