Originally Posted by
Golden Bear
What amazes me is that those same Republic guys are enabling scope busting as well out of EWR flying 170s but for some reason SKYW guys are the only bad guys in this drama. Furthermore, after the merger/buy-out/whatever the new "Republic/Shuttle/Frontier" is a direct competitor to the new UAL/CAL and is being funded by this outsourcing!
Why not the outrage there?!
Well, I haven't seen these bag tags out there, but I sincerely hope that they don't exist.
We (CAL) have taken several jumpseaters in and out of IAH lately that do work for Shuttle America/Republic/CHQ, and they agree that they don't want to do the 170 flying. Of course, I'm sure that they will say that as long as they get a ride. However, I really hope that these folks don't want to do this flying and that we don't retaliate by denying them jumpseats later on if the arbitration doesn't go well for us at CAL. We will reap what we sow. Some of our CAL pilots may have to jumpseat on Shuttle America/Republic/CHQ most likely.
I don't jumpseat on any flights other than mainline (one that could potentially be done by a 170), so it won't hurt my jumpseating ability should someone start a jumpseat war. I just hope that we keep our eye on the prize and direct attention to our disagreement with management, not other airline pilots.