Originally Posted by
texaspilot76
I just did some looking on US Airways.com. I believe what I found will prove my point.
The fare (coach) from DFW to CLT is $248 round trip. Then I put in several outstations the we, Mesa, Air Wisconsin, etc fly to in the CRJ's (CHS, SAV, to name just a few). The round trip fares to those places was the exact same or even less in some cases! And these destinations required a connection in Charlotte. So essentially, the customer is getting a free leg from Charlotte to their destination.
As long as mainline charges these low fares, there is no room to pay these higher wages the union is asking for. If PSA doesnt get the money from mainline, what can they do? If they don't have it, they don't have it. Instead of just begging for more pay, the union should fight to raise ticket prices and then everything will fall in place. More revenue = more pay. If they continue to choose to charge these ridiculously low fares, then we will continue to recieve lower pay. However, there is a company that will always do it cheaper, so what do you do?
I don't think even a management negotiating team would attempt to make such a meritless argument. It's not the unions job to attempt to manipulate ticket prices. That's the job of management, hence the name management... The union is entrusted with the task of negotiating a fair and equitable contract for it's members. I'm trying really hard to remain diplomatic but I have to suggest that perhaps you're playing on the wrong team. It seems that your logic and personal opinions would be better suited to a management position rather than a line pilot.