Originally Posted by
mesasurvivor
AMEN.....We are rapidly improving the career progression for Canadian & Mexican pilots while we have NO upgrades, NO new hires & ALL of us have already taken a 5-10% pay cut due to schedule cutbacks.
If this contract does not include provisions to take care of FO's who will now sit more than a decade to upgrade, you can add another big, fat NO!!!! on this contract!
Okay I will bite! What would YOU like to see in this TA? Perhaps the 5-10% schedule reduction saved us from furloughing anyone. Since YOU believe your upgrade has been delayed, what provisions would address the obvious wrong that has damaged YOUR career advancement?
BTW I totally agree with Murano that if a 737 can be used SWA should be flying it. Plain and simple, no discussion, period!
Back on topic. The TA will have to be reviewed in it's entirety. I for one will not engage in the "I will vote no" and the "If it doesn't address MY needs" arguments until I see the whole thing.
If one issue is the "make or break" factor for you than vote accordingly. Right now the codeshare is MY greatest concern and anymore "agreements" will make this Oscar very unhappy.
I will also (as I have said in the past) take a trip reduction (or scheduling reduction) to keep from furloughing someone!