Originally Posted by
HSCompressor
So I am by no means an expert either. However, my understanding when it comes to mediation, is it’s also a question of what is industry standard.
So to your point. Yes, it’s very difficult to ask for things from the company that are not industry standard. For example, 24 hr long call is not industry standard. Convincing a mediator otherwise would be tough.
Likewise, the company can ask the pilot group for industry standard items that we might consider concessionary. For example, our reserve grid rules, and trade/drop rules might be better than our peers. Which is why the company is going after them, and a mediator might side with them.
Hence, the term “negotiation”. This is the argument about who our peers are, how we see ourselves, and to vote no.
Does Burger King pay less for labor than 5 Guys? Never worked at either so don't know. Point is that the Frontier experience is for sure chasing a different crowd that is lured in by cheap fares and then the add ons for the less prepared/informed squeeze the profit out. The employees operating the plane though have the same skill, responsibility, and risk that the Delta/UAL/AAL pilots have so let Frontier find other ways to "cheap out" on the airline experience and keep the job of pilot at where it should be, just like every other part 121 carrier in the US. Your "peers" are those doing the same job at all the other airlines. Do the Frontier execs get paid remarkably less than their peers at the other airlines?