Originally Posted by
PNWFlyer
Really? Please explain. Tell me again how Skywest is going to fly 100 seat aircraft for Alaska without violating their scope clause with Delta and United. Their scope says they can't even have these jets on the property to look at at, much less fly.
I can’t “tell you again” because I never said anything about Skywest in the first place, I never mentioned them or any other regional.
This is what gets me all riled up....
Don’t get riled up man, grab a beer and chill.
So, we have no leverage! Well, let's give up then.
I didn’t say squat about giving up, you did.
...here sign this crappy deal or we are going to move all the flying to Horizon. They will say that, but they won't do it. They can't do it...
That’s a pretty big statement to gamble your job security and career on. You sir, are a man of faith, I can respect that.
Keep in mind, they don’t need to be capable to do it (I personally think if they want to do it, they can, one way or another), they really just have to scare half of the pilot group + 1, that’s it.
I don’t say give up, but I do realize that having no scope when negotiation time comes, is like bringing a knife to a gun fight. Granted we’ll bring the biggest machete and swing it around fiercely like it’s going out of style, they still have the colt at arms length, they know it.
I’m not too sure we can come into the table in 2 years with “all the leverage we want”. I commend the attitude, I’m also game for swinging for the fences and getting the pitch forks out early. But ignoring that we have no scope and acting like it makes no difference at the table is naive.