Originally Posted by
9easy
If the company is willing to throw money at the pilot group, it should be up for consideration. Southwest pilots and SWAPA took double-time for their entire schedules the last several months, and they're in contract negotiations too. The EXCO determined it was not a good deal and that's all that matters.
Southwest are not the lowest paid 737 pilots in the country. That difference between them and us is significant.
Originally Posted by
JediCheese
The company could have offered to make the TA they offered permanent with no sunset clause. But instead they want us this summer and then will tell us to go pound sand until they need us again next summer.
Even better, they could have added some additional language on our arbitration clauses to speed them up (negligible cost to the company yet some help with the pilot group). You know, help everyone win.
Exactly. This is just more of the company wants us when they need us, but when we need something the answer is always no. I think everyone saw through the smoke that as soon as we pitch in and get them through the summer, they will go back to having no use for us as the annual fall pulldown gives them time to recruit, regroup, and take a victory lap for their awesome management getting through the busy season, like they do every year. In fact, the EXCO helped them last year and got nothing to show for it except some senior people made a windfall.
No more favors.