Originally Posted by
MentalMidget
Amazon unfortunately is operating like DHL. A hodgepodge of ACMI carriers who low bid each other for the business and a race to the bottom. The only way for the pilots to come out on top in this scumbag environment , is a radical new approach and tactic to unify the acmi labor groups and demand across the board competitive wages. It would be a monumental undertaking but one worth the effort imo. The collective union groups would have to bury the past and focus on the future.
Am I dreaming or can a concept like this work? otherwise its a lost battle and each pilot group is ticked at the other. With FedEx dropping Amazon, the lift is going to the other acmi carriers, but the wages are not. Its a win for Amazon. (Cheaper lift than FedEx)
Please chime in with your thoughts.
Thanks
It has already failed. Kalitta left 1224, and with that the dream of a unified ramp died. Kalitta had decent reasons, although maybe a bit short sighted, for leaving the Teamsters. The blame doesnt just lie with Kalitta, DW ****ed off both Omni and kalitta by stalling their contracts *way* longer than necessary. Guys will always push for their own short to medium term best interest and that's going to make it impossible to do what you suggest. It would require sacrifice, and pilots as a whole aren't going to sacrifice anything when a shiny jet gets dangled in front of them- particularly not for their competitor!