Originally Posted by
iahflyr
Or a wake up call to Spirit pilots that their customers are going out the door, along with their revenue, and if it keeps up, management may not have much of a raise to give.
I'm all for better pay and benefits, but striking is just not the way to do it. Look what happened the last time we had a union strike in aviation. Or even the last time we had a pilots strike... look what it got them.
Don't bite the hand that feeds you
Don't shoot yourself in the foot thinking you'll be better off after
Oh boy...here we go....
This has to to be flame bait...but on the off chance it isn't...I would like to ask:
How, iahflyr, do you suggest we try and improve our situation? With the RLA...there is ZERO leverage we have as pilots. The only real legal threat we have is a strike.
I work for Airtran, I will tell you this: If you think that you can actually sit down at a table and have them negotiate in good faith you are sadly mistaken. I can't speak to the guys at Spirit...but we are 9 years into a 4 year contract....that was a concession to keep this place afloat after 9/11. So, I'm curious as to how you would handle this situation. What is the line in the sand? How do you communicate with a company that knowingly violates a CBA day in and day out, refuses to negotiate in good faith, has the executives taking 30% pay increases on the one hand...then talking about how the company is still hurting with fuel...? What are the other legal avenues that work?
To the guys at NKS...I wish you all the best and I hope you all go back to work soon with a kick a$$ new contract!