Originally Posted by
CFDoubleeye
Mesa pilots ARE THE PROBLEM.
You self entitled "will fly for food" types help put many of my friends out of jobs in Hawaii, while never fighting management against lost vacations, low pay, industry leading fatigue, and poor working conditions.
DO NOT WORK FOR MESA.
The job isn't worth having if you personally are responsible for holding back the entire industry pay rates. Enjoy your 8 days off a month, and $22K a year job. If I ever do an interview for a Mesa guy I will be sure to tell him why he isn't getting the job! How about striking against management, and getting closer to $40K on first year pay, with 15+ days off a month.
Ignorance.
A) We are CONSTANTLY in ALPA sponsored suits against management. Mesa pilots as a whole would LOVE to take a hard-nosed stance against Management, but RLA dictates other prior measures must be taken.
B) MESA Pilots which again you pointed out to be the source of all your heartache, had NOTHING TO DO with Mesa's move to Hawaii. That was all our slimy management's call.
C) NO airline starts you at $40K a year with 15+ days off.
Mesa pilots were whipsawed against non-union pilots during our '02 CBA. To get all of the flying ALPA unionized (which as an Expressjet pilot your a member of) we lost EVERYTHING. So in the future, stop BASHING your fellow ALPA brothers and sisters, and help us work towards a higher quality contract in our current negotiations.