Originally Posted by
2loud
It's true that there are quite a bit of spineless Gig Harbor seniors but to say VX pilots have backbone, pfffft, give me a break! With the exception of few older pilots who just wanted to finish out their careers, y'all went to a non-union start up LCC who's one and only goal was to undercut every west coast airline, especially Alaskan Airways. And now that your biggest competitor rescued y'all from going bye bye in the same boat as Aloha, you somehow feel entitled to retain relative seniority? At best, it should have been a staple or date of hire.
Nope, VX did not undercut, they went for better service. Also the pilots were better payed pre-union than union NK, F9 and G4, and still managed to get a union on the property. I know one of the VX union guys and he managed to get a union at a previous company started too. Why were those guys going to a non-union company? Because no-one was hiring and they got furloughed. They will be a welcome, long overdue addition for your "union"