Originally Posted by
N5139
Agree with you partially. However, ARW'S work rules blow RAH's out of the water, and offer MUCH more equity to its pilot group. Rigs, cancellation pay, and the lack of a PBS system allows ARW pilots to make much more than the standard "multiply your hourly wage by 1,000" formula. Being able to trip-touch 7 days of primary vacation into 18 consecutive days off and pick up several four-days for 150% pay is certainly better than anything PBS can offer. Even ARW crews deserve more, too!
I'm aware of all that...I used to work there!
There's no denying that ARW's work rules under the concessionary agreement are superior to those in the CHQ 2003 agreement.
There's also no denying (although many ignore or are ignorant to the fact) that Chautauqua pilots had to sacrifice A LOT of negotiating capital in 2003 in order to achieve scope securing one seniority list to kill the threat of non-union Republic Airlines being formed and taking their US Airways E145 flying.
The negotiating capital spent to secure one list could have, under other less job-threatening circumstances, been used to buy better work rules like rigs, CNX pay, etc. Given everything that has transpired between TSA and GoJet, I'd say it was capital well spent.