Originally Posted by Birdsmash

The Southern pilots have been asking for parity since soon after we were bought. The purchase of Southern by AAWW delayed the Southern Section 6 negotiations that were already underway by the Southern pilots (and Atlas’s pilots also unfortunately). There is wording in our bankruptcy CBA that would have led to forced arbitration in November 2016. We would have had a new CBA by now if not for the purchase. It’s not worth speculating how crappy or good it would’ve been...not industry leading I’m sure.

All this LOA does is bring us into parity with our fellow Atlas pilots. The JCBA negotiations are ongoing. The Teamsters would not allow, nor would the majority of Southern pilots vote for anything exceeding the current Atlas CBA. We need to move forward together with our brothers and sisters at Atlas. Sure there are some that would jump at anything better offered. However, these are the same that would pimp out their own moms for an extra $1.

To now say to Atlas management “Hey, now that you are showing some interest we want even more” would be the same as if you were partway through buying a house and the seller said “Hey, now that you are showing some interest we want even more” . Both actions would result in a “Go F yourself”!