Originally Posted by
ShyGuy
You still didn’t answer the question. When were you hired, sounds like less than 3 years on property? The rest of your commentary on acquisition not a merger is irrelevant. ALPA has a policy for merger/acquisition scenarios for ALPA-ALPA carriers and that’s what happened. And by what metric are you sayin the AS offer was a “fair deal?”
The rest of the stuff about 9 yr upgrades, stagnation, subpar rules, etc, was AS as standalone carrier anyway.
4 years. Talk to your reps regarding the SLI negotiations between the two groups (pre arbitration). Better yet, talk to Alaska's side also.
ALPA-ALPA carriers? You gotta be joking, right? You guys only voted in ALPA months before the acquisition was announced. You don't even have a contract or a real seniority list. This isn't a co-equal marriage. You guys want to treat it like DAL+NWA and UAL+CAL but it just isn't the same by a long shot. Acquisition vs. merger is irrelevant? I think not but everyone is entitled to an opinion. You guys were well on your way of becoming Aloha II. Alaska would not lose a bidding war with B6 and if Uncle Brad and his boys didn't acquire VX, some two bit investment company would have and dismantled your beloved airline. Or best case, you would be in the same boat as Frontier. If you want to stick with "merger", the two companies are apples to orange. Let's start with 10 year old company vs. 85. Little to no profit vs. record profits. Stepping stone vs. career. No college vs. college. Easy to get on vs. very selective. Zero PIC vs. ....And the list goes on. I'm willing to bet that no child ever dreamed of being a VX pilot. Well, I dreamed of being a Alaska Airlines pilot ever since I can remember and so did many of my peers. The less pay than the big three that you are talking about is somewhat true but when you look at the overall package, Alaska's isn't too far off especially for those older dudes still with a pension. Did you know that Alaska pilots were the highest paid at one point?
Unless driving to work or flying in the same time zone is the most important thing in your life or you just love Alaska, it makes no sense to stay if you are in your 30s or even low 40s.