Originally Posted by Carl Spackler

Can you say "straw man argument??" The majors lost most scope strength through the bankruptcy judges...not because we forgot to bargain for it. But I would like to see RJ pilots stand and fight for higher wages and bettering their profession.

Scope was lost the minute ALPA allowed RJ's to be flown at the regionals. This was long before the current economic crisis.



So is that the excuse as to why RJ pilots have yet to stand up? I guess you can always find a reason not to fight...if you look hard enough.

It's pretty tough to stand up when your whole airline can be replaced by another one everytime the contract is put out for bid. Let's not forget the industry leading contracts at Comair and how their flying was bid out to other carriers.



We do need to fix our side of the house. But understand that an RJ pilot that flies for substandard wages in the hopes of gaining experience for a major, undermines the very job he/she dreams of attaining. That is half the problem.

The bigger half is that the national pilot unions allowed this major league/minor league system to exist in the first place and during economic good times. The national unions are the only ones who can bargin it away. Yet, they are unwilling to do so. The question is why. It is far easier to point the finger at the regional pilot.

Carl