Originally Posted by
Free Flyer
I wasn't digging you. I was trying to simply say that maybe you didn't get hired by the airline that you were trying for. I'm not perfect, I applied to 3 airlines and got hired by 2, so it's not like I'm saying that I'm better than you. Relax.
Apology accepted.
Originally Posted by
Free Flyer
I don't know who you work for, Skywest or XJT. I don't think that we have the same union, but if for some chance we do, this is my main point of not staying at a regional. Look at ALPA, they take a cut of my pay to do their work to stay in business. If you take a 2% cut of a regional pilots pay (let's say $75K vs. mainline $180K), who do you think that ALPA will try to help out more? ALPA would rather help out the person that gives me more money. It's simple business.
That's my point. Why would you want to stay employed with a regional and in turn get less representation because you don't make as much money?
I work for ASA. So YES, we are represented by the same union if you're represented by ALPA, as you said. And I'm glad you recognize (and even brag about) the inherent conflict of interest in that ALPA takes my money and takes your money, but helps you "more" because you pay more!
I will tell you this. If your JCBA eliminates RJ flying (putting us out of jobs) and ALPA's president signs said agreement, the upcoming DFR lawsuit will make the RJDC look like a Sunday School meeting. You can count on it. ALPA knows this, and your MEC leaders know this. So everything else is just chest thumping and ****ing in the wind.
As a side note, looking at the pay scale on this site, it's laughable that you would try to say the average mainline pay is $180 a year!!!