Originally Posted by
all4114all
"AirTran pilots, who are represented by the Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA), have been in contract negotiations for five years and are seeking guarantees that the company will not farm out work to the lowest bidder."
Air Tran, former Value Jet pilots. You were the lowest bidder for pilot jobs in the history of the profession.
http://web.mit.edu/airlinedata/www/2...0PERSONNEL.htm
Now the low bidding you did for years, is ok when you did it, but no longer acceptable to you. Hypocrisy, double standard thinking.
ALPA News Release
Careful there, all41. Take another look at that chart and see who's been the "lowest bidder" among the network carriers for the past three years.... And who will continue to be the lowest bidder for the indefinite future as I'm confident you guys will never sign a joint contract.
Glass houses...
