Originally Posted by
Check Essential
My neighbor is a senior AirTran type. He's not a union insider but he knows them all. He passed along the following rumor:
He says the AirTran people are mostly just sitting back and watching.
The Southwest pilots are starting to develop factions based on seniority. They are pretty much negotiating with themselves right now and the fear of what an arbitrator will do is driving them to make concessions to themselves.
Meanwhile, the AirTran merger team is methodically preparing for the hearings.
They're confident. They believe their case is strong.
Your assessment of what SWA is doing couldn't be more wrong.
This board and this thread in particular seem to have very little bearing on the actual reality at SWA. This thread would have died weeks ago except for the incesent bumping by Tsquare and other DAL agitators.
They have only succeeded in trolling for the few SWA dudes who still post here. The "self-selection" bias is evident.
You guys keep repeating "relative seniority" to each other over and over again...and click your ruby slipper together while you do it.