Originally Posted by
Monkeywizz
You get what you negotiate. Not what you deserve. Omni pilots deserve Delta 18 percent DC, payrates, and work rules. ATSG however does not value pilots or emplyees. If you are considering employment at any airline you can only base your decision on current pay rates and work rules. Never base the decision on managements promise of future airplanes or a new contract. Those false promises seldom if ever actually come to fruition.
rewrite this, make it sound like friends messaging each other on Airline Pilot Central:
Sure I get it, that new people coming to the airline makes it seem harder to negociate, but I'm getting furloughed Sept 1st. I'm looking for a place to go ASAP, don't want to go back to the regionals, airport standby, and commuting with 11 days off a month for the next 2-3 years even though I could make $300k a year plus. I'd rather have crap pay and family time vs good pay and no time off.
You know you are getting a new contract, it will be forced by arbutration at some point, I want to know what the union is trying to fight for, or are your union reps worthless like at my last airline and they sold out to the company or if they are asking for reasonable things that might make this place a good palce to go to. IF you are going on strike when?
The union should have told what they are fighting for to employees. Yes people should use a future contract as a small part of choosing to work for a company. I would not use new aircraft as a basis or expect the entire list of items wanted in the contract, but you'll get some of what your asking for in the contract.