Originally Posted by
Squeakygreaser
Please correct me if I'm wrong on my history but my understanding is that in 2018 Spirit management attempted to negotiate directly with the pilots by sending a summary of the offer directly to their homes.
While technically they sent it "to the pilots," in reality they sent it "to the wives." They also published it for all employees to see. This helps sow discord among the gate agents, ramp, FAs, etc, who can all see just how "greedy" we all are to see the rates out of context. It's a very low blow.