Originally Posted by
RJSAviator76
Remember, APA president also urged people to go to Delta. Now they have a TA. We'll see if it passes, but the rhetoric always gets ugly and emotional decisions usually lead to regret.
Questions you should ask yourself... do you think SWA BOD including BoJo and GK, Wall Street institutional investors, would allow as profitable of an airline like Southwest to just disappear over a pilot contract? Yes, the very same airline that had the most epic meltdown in history that's been largely forgotten by the flying public as evident by high fares and full airplanes, but kept alive mostly by the angry employees? I really don't think so. I think this is the game of chicken, and those of you with any kind of seniority leaving are flinching. The newhires and probies are a different game because they have no seniority anywhere anyway, so they aren't throwing anything away, but you are.
I'd thread very carefully and make a logical decision, not an emotional one.
All agreed except for the red text. Right around a year at 1600 plus below as the rivets pop from the economy and a geriatric dragging us to war, is a hell of a lot better than on the bottom of a list at a company that may have to park their wide body fleet when Gates/WEF/WHO launch the next scandemic to lock down the world again and find myself on the street again for the 3rd time in 23 years and 7 companies. 18 days off a month and fly to 16 days off if needed mo money, unfortunately at these rates its a given, is hard to give up when you live in base with a family in your lat 40’s. My principles push me to stay and fight to make life better for us than to jump to what appears to be greener pastures. But then again, my career so far would lead one to believe I’m a glutton for punishment.