Originally Posted by
dingo222
agreed, but it has never happened at any level. The q rates in this TA will equal 50 seat rates at year 5. Hopefully in the next contract we can reverse the trend and have the q rates above the 50 seat rate.
If you are willing to settle for this then you are right, it will never happen.
Five years is a long time to wait for appropriate rates, add to that another three or more years of negotiations. If your group is unwilling to make 70 seat rates comparable to other 70 seat rates regardless of t-prop or jet then the next group to negotiate any 70 seat rate will have that much harder of a time.
Managements perspective will be "hey our 70 seat jet rates are more than brand X's 70 seat (turbo prop) rates so you are paid too much for us to be competitive. We would love to give you a raise but we need concessions to keep our current flying."
Congratulations on your improved contract.
It will be a shame when a B scale is accepted at a regional.