Originally Posted by
Qotsaautopilot
unfortunately all of our boats float together. If bankruptcies start happening the pressure will be put on even at the non-bankrupt airlines.
the ink isn’t even dry on United’s trash deal and the other CEOs are already posturing. Evidenced by Gary Kelly’s comments. I guess the good news if you want to call it that is we are already the lowest paid...
dont you just love that in good times it’s impossible to negotiate mid cycle improvements but when times are tough the airlines immediately come to the employees with their hand out. So far I’ve been happy with how spirit is handling this disaster but I sleep with one eye open too.
I sleep with both eyes closed and keep both eyes open when awake. You can fear the boogie man but remember anything given back mid cycle is a voluntary concession by the pilots. And as much as I was not happy with the UAL deal personally, the pilot group voted it in. And if they finally finish up some sort of second round of payroll protection, that deal goes away and they keep the small gains of the deal.
I am sorry but I dont agree with your "pressure will be put on the non pressure airlines." The MEC has already stated no concessions the last time the company mentioned the topic. And instead of entertaining concessions, they inked a deal to allow a lot of our pilots, including me, paid time off to spend my morning disagreeing with you on the forums, while being paid. Now if legacy carriers file BK, have CBAs renegotiated, in or out of the courts, will that effect our next section 6 talks, sure. The price/value of pilots changes, but the numbers in 2022/2023/2024 will need to support that claim.