Originally Posted by
cybourg10
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)
Pretty sure it's an inevitability at this point that we'll be merged one day...I'm pretty sure portions of that section were TA'ed before the ALPA vote at Colgan, b/c the language says something to the effect of if there's a merging, it will be governed by Associate bylaws if the "other" company (of course colgan isn't explicitly mentioned) is in the same Association, or Allegheny-Mohawk if the other airline isn't in the same Association....
We haven't seen the most important sections yet--PBS, Scheduling, Pay, Pass Travel, and Parent Letter....many ta'ed sections such as vacation will be overriden by the more-recent PBS document...
I understand the ire of other regionals that we might draw if we vote it in, since our payrates are rumored to be lower than current book on ASA/Skywest/etc....however, the PBS document has been talked up quite a bit, and supposedly will be the most comprehensive document governing PBS line construction and usage in the industry--I'm eager to see that scheduling section and the parent letter...