Originally Posted by
PurpleToolBox
How dare you say that!! Guys like Kronan and others have "worked hard" to ensure we have the best contract. Things are awesome here ... absolutely perfect.
^^^^ Warning: sarcasm alert. ^^^^^
I agree with you 100%. Kronan, and others like him, if you are paying attention, that's a formal regional guy saying we have problems in our contract that must be addressed. Hopefully we will have a lot more of these type of new hires on our list when the next contract comes instead of the "yes sir, two bags full" type and the "company has drawn a line in the sand, we've worked hard on this contract and there's no money left on the table" type.
Just curious what makes a "regional" pilot better in your eyes? Is it a willingness to burn the house down that makes them better negotiators? To our negotiators defense (right or wrong), could you argue that when there's more to lose, there's naturally more risk aversion? Or should we be okay with the possibility of wrecklessness at the negotiating table? I get it, in the opening pages of a book on any great organization is the acceptance of risk, but for every success story there are many more failures. The one commonality were the good intentions to succeed. I know you have valid arguments and concerns and I won't pretend to be the guy with the right answer, but I suspect where we should be in the risk acceptance spectrum lies somewhere in the middle, which is probably where we are and should be. That's not to say we don't stand in unity for what we believe in, but it also doesn't mean we have to win every battle at all cost. I don't have a union job outside of paying dues, but I do recognize that it's always easier to throw darts when you aren't playing against anyone else.
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