Originally Posted by
beech1980
Ha. Yes. It seems lots of disfunction in the union leadership over the years. On the what ALPA calls the MEC and Negotiating committee. From an outsider getting to see what is going on it’s scary and messed up. One thing that strikes me, it seems not much unity with 23 bases of all sizes scattered around the country with some bases seeming to have very seasonal flying. I don’t want anything to do with teamsters. Sounds like a hot mess. Do you guys have local councils or is it one group that oversees all bases and pilots?
Originally Posted by
rickair7777
Looking at the payscales on APC (let me know if they're wrong), any G4 line pilot should be able to replace their income somewhere around 1-2 years in at any Big Four or AS/HA. Probably B6 too, but I don't think they're hiring.
If you're a low time FO with no TPIC, might be hard to get a call in the current climate, what with all the RJ drivers and NK CA's they have to pick from. But if you have 121 PIC, you have options.
At the risk of being a broken record here I will say this again, NOBODY has left G4. Nobody. None. The attrition for the last year has been 5 per month, consistently. You dont even need to be a pilot on the seniority list to see this, it's published online. It's hard to leave because those that were hired went there for the Day Trips. Now, if the new contract eliminates those trips then yes people will leave. Till then, this is a waste of time to even go over. The pickets did nothing, they were all done on a day where there were ZERO flights and some of their tiny bases didn't even have the airport open. The Toonsters torpedoed negotiations (reasons have been discussed at nauseum). And to those at Sun Country I'd like to pass on some insider info. If
ALL of your pilots can stand behind ALPA then when the merger happens you will stay ALPA. The only reason the Toonsters are still at G4 is because GU and national ran a campaign telling pilots they wouldn't get their retention bonus if they were voted out. Can't blame pilots for not wanting to lose $200k