Originally Posted by
CoefficientX
You need to back down a bit. Many of us who were on the property at that time were forced into a 100% pay cut. Many of us were forced into low paying entry level jobs to try and make ends meet.
As a new hire I was an engineer on the 727. I was in that seat for two years until I was furloughed. Engineer time doesn’t count for anything really. I found that out going to recruiting events to try and find another flying job. Guess what? I was told I wasn’t competitive because of my lack of recency. Guess who was competitive?......yep, the regional guys who were flying their butts off as the majors shrank.
This isn’t a poor me story in any way. But to use your words, you need to get off your soap box and quit preaching about how bad you had it. A lot of you regional guys had it better than a lot of us major guys at that time.
I don't see how any regional had it better without any power. Just look what happened to the Comair guys. (I do not agree nor defend the route they choose.) Without any power you are subject to get used and abused which is why scope should not have been given away creating the 2 class system. You show reluctance to support regionals but much more willing to take away when it benefits you.