Originally Posted by
dondk
the bar cannot be set higher by this agreement, the majority of the TA was set 3-4 years ago, only the last few sections were done this year. The only possible way would be to vote it down and redo those sections that are well below the bar. The price may be upwards of 2 years, will the industry/economy bounce back enough to have leverage for a leading contract in that time? Those "leading" contracts were all signed/TA'd when life was good. No one TA's ALL the sections on the last day, some were TA'd months or years before hand.
Know the process before losing respect. Much of this TA was done when majors were taking 25%+ concessionary cuts just to stay afloat. Most of the top regionals also took cuts during the time 9E was negotiating.
And after those cuts the other regional pilots are still significantly higher paid and working under a better contract, how do you explain that? If the majority of this TA was signed 3-4 years ago then it should be pretty good, 3-4 years ago life was good for regional airlines. Pinnacle can NOT have the business model centered around having cheaper labor than its competitors. I am very aware of the process, I am also aware of the reality of the situation and what you guys have going for you. I as well as many other regional pilots are rooting for the Pinnacle pilots. Wouldn't it be worth it to vote it down and redo the whole contract now that so many things have changed in the last 3-4 years?
Just out of curiosity, is the Pinnacle or Colgan MEC interested in merging the two lists? (I'm sure this has been discussed many times)