Originally Posted by
themotleyfool
let me start off by saying that i don't know that much about the ins and outs of contracts however if i were a mainline pilot at the negotiating table, i would see that while the RJ is here to stay I would not want to be the one that is giving them flying. Why not try and make the few jobs at mainline xyz, that much better, and try to say something in a contract like; if the company does any shrinking that it has to shrink the express side first before any cuts can be imposed on the mainline side of things.
just a thought
cheers
The problem is that the company would want something in return for doing that...ie paycuts or some other concession (work rules). So you have to convince the senior guys to give up a little in order to benefit the bottom part of the list.
If you want soemthing they will demand something in return.