Originally Posted by
aewanabe
I doubt anyone expects former YX guys to just "suck it up" and move on. However, depending on the outcome of the SLI a majority of them could (should) end up with E-Jet CA positions worth 65K and up a year. Perhaps even back in MKE. By no means does that replace what has been destroyed; realistically, though, how many positions in other fields are available with anywhere near that income level with zero recent experience (I promise you if you have an engineering degree, for example, but have been flying jets for the past 15 years you're well out of the running for most positions).
If RAH pilots can convince the EXCO to work quickly towards a decent SLI, then you can get 300 plus experienced guys on the list, and with a chance of fairly quickly salvaging some semblance of their former lives. Or, they can stay away out of principle, continue to blame the RAH pilots instead of management, and leave the fight to someone else.
PS I agree there is a zero percent chance any former could, or should, accept a crappy SLI with a 23K per year FO job waiting. At that point you actually are better off at Home Depot. My 2 Cents only.
No one here wants to see a staple job of any kind. Which is the only way I see someone getting thrown to the bottom and ever seeing first year fo pay.
4 year captains are making 75K+ and if we can get them any sort of longevity it should be better then that. The other thing to consider is that the sooner we get this integration wrapped up the sooner we can put the resources back into getting this contract inked. We will see substantial pay increases along with quality of life issues. Thankfully a contract was not negotiated prior to all of this going down, we were approaching things as if we were a simple regional airline, not this Hybrid we have become.
Keep in mind it is not only our Exco that needs to move quickly toward a SLI, all FOUR parties need to move forward or nothing will happen.
Word is that the recent integration meeting which gave our people a chance to talk with all the other groups leaders went well. It seems the company has come to grips with the fact that all parties will be brought together as one which was not the original plan. It also gave them a chance to find out exactly what the company was telling these other groups, as usual there were inconsistencies.
It's a process. One that won't move fast enough for many but fighting all the way through it will not help it go any quicker.