Originally Posted by
Blkflyer
Like I said before and I am not going into a ****ing match with anyone who is not here, no one here is asking anyone for sympathy,, yea we have set the standard in the industry and things are uncertain at times but I think thats at every airline, Things are not Stagnant as you would think, what you hear in the rumor mill and see on most of thease forums are not entirely true, we still have FOs upgrading in 3 years or so, some senior FOs decide not to upgrade for what ever reason, as far as I know we are hiring , you say its ashamed what has happened to Comair,, well explain to me exactly just what has happened here.....
dude, get off your highhorse!
When Gemini got a crappy contract last year due to our BK, and the pressures by non-union ACMI's we got a lot of "Sympathy" from others, and we deserved it.. We had our back to the wall, and we got a less than desirable contract for 3 more years.
Sympathy is not a bad thing, and we pilots need more (not less) of it for/from other pilot groups. It shows a lack of selfishness, a problem that plagues too many pilots and pilot groups; UNITY is important. ....and FYI.. what happens at Comair effects a lot more than just Comair pilots.. the industry and the contract negotiation process is tied into the RLA, and the mediation process is like selling a house and the realtors look up "Comps" ... when a company takes a hit (as Comair may have to, we hope not!) this effects everyone from the guys at Gulfstream to Fedex and UPS..
Think about it.. and stop being so proud. We're all in this together.