Originally Posted by
Blueskies21
Agreed. I was referring to the offer for furloughed mesaba guys to be pref hired at pinnacle and colgan right now. They are going to allow the Mesaba guys to keep their longevity for pay rates. I'd rather keep the contract than the rates. But in the final hash out of the contracts I expect no less than Mesaba's current contract and an increase in pay rates. We shouldn't be giving things back and Pinnacle has fought a long time to have anything to give.
As far as I know, you aren't actually keeping either. You are coming to Pinnacle as a Pinnacle pilot, which means working under our contract. Our contract has pay rates, which should be what you get paid. You are just keeping your longevity for figuring your new Pinnacle pay.
This sucks for you guys. No doubt about it. But please keep in mind that you are being offered the decision of whether or not to come over. No one is forcing you to do it. Unfortunately, there are plenty of people are in line behind you in case you say no.