If we want a contract we as pilots (not the Union) need to give this company the ontime performance and completion factor they deserve. And believe me it is not hard to do. The amount of incompetence in this operation (ramp,Dispatch,MEL documentation,Load numbers,etc)gives a pilot plenty of opportunities to sit on his/her hands for a couple of minutes until the flight is delayed. I have less than a 50% ontime performance over the past 4 months. I do not do anything illegal, against company policy or FAR's to get that. If all pilots did that our management would cave in a month. Remember that the only way our stock price goes up is if we get more airplanes. There is more Delta flying down the pipe that management wants, so they can not afford any drop off in performance until an Air Seervice Agreement for more airplanes is signed.

So if we want a contract all Pinnacle pilots are going to need to deceide they have had enough and let the flights be delayed, stop using your cell phone to fix there screw ups, don't ACARs or talk to Ops unless you are parked in the Deice pad, and fly at LRC when possible( to save fuel).

Any other suggestions?