Originally Posted by Itsajob

The biggest stick that we have relating to scope is time. The company really does need more big rj’s to be competitive. We have a bunch of junk 50 seat jets where the competition has much better regional product. We can either cave now and get a few more dollars per hour or wait this out and get a much better contract. The rj’s flown by United pilots crowd isn’t going to get what they want, but we are in a position to gain back more by waiting than by rushing to just sign something. I’m willing to give anything relating to scope an honest read, however if it weakens our position at all, then the rest of the contract is not worth reading. We downsized considerably while the regionals boomed. It’s time to go the other way.