Originally Posted by
disenchantMINT
Honestly, I clicked over to the Delta sub because I'd know I'd find a thread on this subject full of arrogant and ignorant posts authored by a bunch of guys embodying the Capt. D. Bag stereotype their "air line's" pilot group has earned industry-wide.
Case in point...
Maybe Scoot is just under a lot of stress because he just received a WARN letter, or all of his "air line's" outsourced international flying is in bankruptcy, or he regrets leaving a good gig at JetBlue. Who knows. What we do know is this LOA is temporary and does not reduce pay rates or make any significant changes to work rules. I know most of the B6 pilot group is willing to make a few sacrifices to keep their brothers employed, insured and stable through the holidays and into next summer. One major Air Line, among others, has given away the farm in the past, and the B6 MEC had those massive mistakes and giveaways in mind as they negotiated this LOA.
Thanks for your mature and thoughtful reply, Scoot, and also for helping to reaffirm your pilot group's image and reputation throughout the industry.
There's not much more to say than that.
I think you need to relax. No need to come in hear and throw mud on the wall.
Yes, Some of us are of the opinion that you have potentially thrown a grenade into something we'd been working on - without concessions - for awhile now. It might cost us something now as a result. I don't know the facts as I'm only on the outside. It was your MEC, not mine, set that precedent. We are merely pointing that out. Hopefully it's a nothing burger.