Originally Posted by
nicholasblonde
I have a couple questions about 9E for anyone who is in the know:
1) Did the union ever come to terms on the -900 payrates or is that something still "TBA" under the stalled negotiations?
2) Do you still have the same travel benefits from NWA as you did when 9E was 100%-owned, or do you have different standby/jumpseat priority on mainline now?
3) If the Delta flying increases, who gets what travel benefits? Do 900 drivers get Delta standby priority but not NWA and vice versa with the 200 drivers?
Thanks for any info.
1. The union and the company now have nothing to do with the 900 rates. an arbitrator will decide the pay rates, and of course arbitrators and mediators dont work anytime close to the holidays (we haven't had negotiations with our mediator since the end of october i believe.)
2. I believe so. if you work at pinnacle nwa benefits are the same. free travel on any nwa flight, including their regionals for you and your family.
3. Delta was very firm on this. Only the people based in altanta flying the 900 will be in the delta system. what sucks is delta has the worst travel benefits for its regionals. you have to pay 50 dollars to get into their system (and that is even if you want to jumpseat on delta
) and then it is a per mile fee. A buddy of mine flying over their said it is almost cheapier for us to use our delta benefits on the nwa side as it is for him on the delta side. oh yeah, and did i mention if you havne't paid the 50 dollars you aren't allowed to jumpseat on delta??