Originally Posted by
AxialFlow
I see what you're saying, but we can't base our actions today on what might be tomorrow. Just look at Comair. Until there is 100% unity among ALL regionals, there will always be one carrier that is cheaper than the other, and the viscious cycle will continue. The big changes have to come from the top (Mainline scope)
To try to list off what is wrong with all your views and attitude is too numerous to bother.
Hopefully Colgan pilots with your attitude is in a small minority.
For those of you with limited experience with unions need to understand is that a unions primary mission is to protect your job, secondly it is there to make that job as profitable and your quality of life as livable as can be.
It accomplishes this in seniority order, from the top down. It is designed to protect the senior people first, this is the way it should be. You put your time in, you reap the benefits.
Don't expect for decisions to be made that favor the junior guys if there is a choice to be made between them and the senior guys.
Overall they will make everything as fair as possible for everyone though.
And to address your post, we can make this viscous cycle stop, and Pinnacle guys should be commended for standing strong for almost 6 years fighting the good fight.
Colgan guys are already receiving an XJ contract that is light years ahead of anything they could have negotiated on their own.