Thread: DAL In-House Union?
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Old 02-18-2009 | 07:19 AM
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Originally Posted by FlyingViking
Give in, give in, give in. Stand up mister, and fight for your rights. This thread is about getting all crewmembers flying one color, under one union, not a crababy letout for people who just give up. Be optimistic and start thinking outside the box instead of just give, give, give, and then cry about it.
I think the best way to fight for our rights is to have airline pilots represented by a single union for the reasons I have stated earlier. I am not one to give up at all, but I do think smart negotiating considers the financial health of the industry and the employers.

Originally Posted by satchip
Face it, the regionals today are subcontractors. The routes they fly are owned by mainlines and subcontracted out. They fly them at the sole discretion of the mainline corporation.

So when Rhino says we are coming to get our jobs back, he is exactly right. The routes and seats belong to the mainline. It's time we brought them back. If you want to fly Delta Passengers in Delta airplanes, here is where you apply. Airline Applications
Like another pointed out, the majors are not hiring. I took this job because I wanted to be an airline pilot. With you and Rhino, I detect or imagine an underlying arrogance about the work I perform and the skills required to perform it. When times are bad it seems like furloughed major pilots are willing to work at a regional. When times are good major pilots maintain resistance to any structure which places regional pilots on hiring or seniority lists.

I have said several times that some current regional flying should be done at the majors. I think the best way to make this happen is to have the airline pilot's union negotiate contracts that cover major and regional airlines. With the limits that the RLA places on striking and the economic condition of the most major airlines, moving larger regional aircraft to the majors at pay rates matching those of the B737/A320/MD80 will not happen. The best case scenario is that these aircraft would be flown at pay rates that lie between current regional CRJ7/9 and major narrow body pay.
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