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Um, yea...good luck with that...the flying is not "Trans States flight XXXX"......it's a mainline flight operated by Hulas airlines. Just so you can understand the above statement....It's a mainline flight not Trans (mis)takes, not GoJet's, not Skywests, not Mesa's, not Air Wisconsin's etc... Mainline can/will assign those flights to whomever they choose. I know it's above your pilot group but you should admit you were screwed by your own MEC and ALPA. Most of you are/were drunk on Kool-Aid..now look at ya. Mgt has you under their thumb which is exactly where they want you. But, keep puffing your chest out
This is an incorrect statement that has the potential to cause people trouble when their regional peers strike. When a regional strikes they set up a strike center ( I believe TSA has already begun organizing theirs). When a legal strike is called by the union, the flights which were assigned to that carrier become struck work. For example, if TSA flies 2 flights a day to ORD from STL for united (just an example number) and Republic flies 3 from STL making a total of 5 united departures STL-ORD. TSA calls a legal strike, Republic could continue to fly their original 3 segments but any additional segments on this route would be considered stuck work and any republic pilots flying them would be SCABS. (Just an example airline, no offense to Republic)
This sort of situation is what strike centers are for, if a pilot at another airline notices an unusual trip they can call the striking airline strike center to verify that the unusual segment is NOT struck work.
If you don't think that's how it works, I hope the unions have mercy on your soul because flying additional segments WILL result in you being labeled a SCAB, as it should. If you believe that the flying "doesn't belong to the striking carrier" I warn you that very few union pilots will agree with you.
Hopefully we as pilots can understand that in a collective bargaining environment, if you stab your fellow pilot in the back, you're stabbing yourself in the back too eventually. And for good measure, what goes around comes around. Someone might decide YOU'RE working for too much money too and offer to do it cheaper.