Lol so what you’re saying is now 2 years into negotiations literally no headway has been made whatsoever.. that all this rv roadshow cookouts, unity talks, management is gonna pay this time talk etc talk has been fruitless? Shocking. This management group will not bend ever, nor do they have any reason to. For 84 years now Alaska pilots have buckled to management and they except nothing different. Alaska’s current contract will be in place for a long long time and any new agreement will provide minimal gains at the very best.
If you’re still on our list and can leave, blast those apps out. If you’re thinking of coming here, run fast the other direction. Your job as a regional captain is better in every way except hourly pay rate. Run run run.
also, this negotiation update was posted on our internal message board over a day ago. Since then only one response has been posted in disbelief about the ridiculous stance of management... that alone speaks volumes about the level of outrage and action our pilot group is willing to take. We get what we fight for, which yet again will be industry basement by a mile
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Back2future
For everyone that’s looking to come here it’s going to be some rough going for a long time.
Management representatives acknowledged the reasonableness of ALPA’s Section 1 proposals but rejected each and every one of its critical parts by saying repeatedly that the Company was not willing to give up future flexibility and its competitive advantage. More specifically, the Company
- Was unwilling to limit RJs to 76 seats and 86,000 (or agree to any seat limits at all)
- Rejected our proposal to establish a ratio of RJs to mainline aircraft
- Refused to confirm that Alaska Airlines flying would be performed with two seniority list pilots in the cockpit
- Opposed even liberal or relaxed code share provisions and would not even commit that Alaska Airlines would continue to grow and expand if code share agreements were entered
- Vetoed our proposal to require an agreement with us to establish “joint ventures” with other airlines (where the Company profits but no Alaska flying or pilots are required), and
Turned down the MEC’s proposals to protect Alaska pilots in a merger or transaction like the contract provisions that exist for other mainline carrier pilots.