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Old 04-24-2018 | 04:49 PM
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Originally Posted by MiLtoMajor123
Okay then...if it's out of our hands....why are VX peeps acting like they aren't getting a HUGE deal (based on what has been presented) and acting like this is a 100% even merger and not the defacto acquisition like it is? I get it....we need to be solidified for the contract.....that will happen. But trying to stomach a pilot group who doesn't act humble at the end of the day doesn't bode well for integration. You can't tell me AS is going to get a "fair" deal out of this any way shape or form. Our Furloughed guys are getting double bent over and some have the gall to say being put next to a guy who was hired 10-18 years before them is fair....... absolutely ridiculous. The icing on the cake was when someone then says AS's proposal is shooting for the Moon??? I would hope such a ludicrous statement is Trolling, which I would respect, or it's a complete sense of selfish entitlement not based in reality which is kind of scary.
Mil, I absolutely get that this acquisition/merger has huge implications on all of our QOL. Everything is changing and most of us fear change. However, you know as well as I, that there is a constructive way and a destructive way of dealing with our new reality. I agree that there are going to be pilots among us that are going to feel the effects of this whole thing more than others. This industry is a total role of the dice. Most of us have horror stories over the last decade +. This includes VX guys that have also gone through furloughs, mergers, acquisitions and companies folding. The thing is, none of this has been brought about by either pilot group. We’re just the pawns. We get sacrificed first to save the king, (Shareholders). This is AAG’s doing and it’s really not our job to enforce humility upon another pilot group. As I said, all of this is subjective and the opinions formed are those of each individual and no amount of berating, belittling, name calling or placing blame on either side will change those opinions or the outcome. As far as VX wanting to get the best deal possible regarding the ISL.....wouldn’t you want our guys to fight for the best outcome for us if AS was acquired by another company. If Delta bought us tomorrow, would you really say, “hey guys, since we got to come up to your pay scale, it’s o.k. to go ahead and staple us to the bottom of your list”? Of course not and neither would I. Regardless of where you, I or anyone else thinks all the pilots should fall on a list, the outcome is out of our hands and we’re going to be expected to show up to work the next day and carry on as usual. I really hope the two groups can move past this and work towards meaningful improvements in the next year and a half.
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