Originally Posted by
shimmydamp
You are looking at this strictly on payrates, and the Mesaba successorship scope clause.
How familiar are you with the current Mesaba contract? The one that you would rather merge with. PBS solutions, vacation, and insurance are all areas I've been told are impoved in the JCBA from the current MSA.
Not to mention the biggest gain - eliminating the whipsaw.
I'm not as familiar with is as I am what is in the proposed JCBA but I am aware the it is still a huge win for QOL and a much better compensation. Soft pay is a smoke and mirrors technique. 1 dollar an hour in compensation is worth a lot more than a couple hundred a year in soft pay. And with mesaba's contract, colgan stands to see 5-7 dollar an hour increases. No soft pay will possibly compare to that.