Originally Posted by
spooldup
I don't think they can wait... Literally cannot afford it. 30% of our seniority list is on probation? I would imagine back in 2017, only maybe 5% was on probation.
If there is a subpar contract or offer, more will leave. The airline will go under with everyone bailing.
It is standard practice in negotiating to open with a poor offer and see what the other side will meet on. I couldn't imagine a company opening with all the golden geese right off the bat without at least trying for something less before hand.
I hope you’re right….but this right here is one of the reasons I left. Being in my late 30’s I have a decent amount of time left but not enough time to neglect the wave currently going on at legacies. Yeah I lost some QOL for the time being but will be living in base by Oct and upgrading in that base in 2.5-3.5 years. More like 1.5-2 years from now if I felt like commuting. I saw Frontier was able to fill classes when I was still there and it began to make me nervous about how drawn out this could potentially get. The people who were around for last negotiations all claimed it took years then and those pay rates were a joke then so no reason to believe it won’t happen again. I honestly can’t believe given the state of things management initially opens up hinting at concessions on things that ultimately keep Frontier separate from legacies and ultimately keep a lot of people around. I had a choice to make,,jump on the seniority train now while it’s moving or give Frontier years of my life hoping it becomes something it may not.