Originally Posted by
Herbie
I'll agree that we should not have ever gone into Miami in the first place. Scope in my opinion is the do all end all of the CBA. But would you question your MEC if Eagle came in to take some of over some of OUR connection flying out of St. Louis? I have to ask because I feel as though there are some (not necessarily you), but there are some at Eagle that feel as though any regional flying American has you are entitled to, even if they are routes that us at Trans States flew for as TWE. Not trying to ensight a riot, just asking.
Herbie, I appreciate your calm pragmatic approach to the topic. It is nice to keep the discussion level headed. To answer your question, I would not question my MEC if we were to take your flying,
so long as it was not violating scope clauses in your CBA with your company. If it was an illegal action that violated your CBA, I would question it. In all honesty, that is about all I would probably do: contact my MEC, voice my concern and question it. I would hope that my MEC would step forward, work with your MEC and act accordingly. As I stated in my previous post, I dont dislike the individual TSA pilots and understand they are in a very difficult, powerless situation. However, I do look down upon your MEC for closing their eyes whilst an elephant sits in the room.
Business is business. Flying and routes are going to shift from one carrier to the next. That is the nature of the industry. Its dynamic. CBAs are the core tool and power we have to keep up our quality of life and pay, and I just hope that they get the protection and respect needed.