Originally Posted by Airdale

Sorry buddy, but I hope (and believe) that election will happen sooner and under a different umbrella.

For starters, you are not convincing Frontier/Lynx/Midwest pilots to stay with IBT. No way in hell. They way the IBT has been dealing with them during this purchase? Hahah...laughable at best. The IBT has been peeing on a large group of pilots soon to be on our seniority list.

Secondly, the IBT and its EXCO have been peeing on our group for years. Well guess what? With all 4 pilot groups coming together on one seniority list, the IBT doesn't stand a chance in hell of staying in place.

The IBT disease has run its course at Republic, and the only good thing it left behind was a scope clause. The IBT is weak, powerless and easily intimidated by RAH management. It has no place in our combined company any longer, and there are plenty of us that will be surging forward to make sure that when the dust settles, the IBT will be without its largest pilot group.

And FWIW, once the integration team signs their contract, it doesn't matter what union represents all of us, because it won't effect the integration. But once the integration is finished - we need a contract, and an industry leading one at that. I will walk off this job and not come back if I have to fly a 190 for these payrates.