Originally Posted by
dojetdriver
Oops, missed it.
A FACT to consider though, that contract is only industry leading because the legacies took such big hits. Something that most people overlook. And NO, I'm not a SouthWest "hater", I'd go to work there if given the chance. But again, that's a FACT. People can choose to ignore it if they so chose, doesn't change it's validity.
You are absolutely correct it is a FACT that legacies took a huge hit, mostly through the bankruptcy process. In other words they did not have a sustainable business model to weather the economic storm that hit and were forced into bankruptcy. Meanwhile, SWA continued to show profitability with their business model and avoided bankruptcy (knock on wood). SWA kept their wages and contract in tact. If you used to make $500 an hour but now make $50 an hour the W-2 still reflects the current pay rate. I'm not trying to knock the pilots at other airlines. Bad management was the root of most of the problems and pilots had nothing to do with it but the results are the same.