Originally Posted by
Qotsaautopilot
1. We are all on the same team
2. Xjt being bigger than ASA means nothing because when all of ASA votes yes to a slight improvement, it will only take a small percentage of scared pussies at XJT to vote yes as well and this thing passes.
3. A note on trip trading at xjt: I can make literally 50 different strategic trades in a matter of seconds online. No submitting and waiting for approval. That is nonsense
4. You guys arguing about two crappy regional airlines with two crappy contracts is crazy. I expect a contract that is similar to a mainline and pay proportionate to the size of aircraft we fly. No more of this anything smaller than a 737 falls off a payscale cliff. I am not going to be apart of the further downfall of the profession. As long as we keep accepting downright absurd pay for the amount of responsibility we carry and the investment in both time and money it took to get here, the more outsourcing grows and the more we will be whipsawed against whoever every time the CPA comes due.
5. Reality check: We make 6% less than contract '04. If we sign a contract in 2011 it will have been seven years. 7 years with a historical average of 3% inflation per year. So lets do the math. Current XJT rates + 6% to regain concessions + 21% for seven years of inflation = 28% pay increase to MAINTAIN contract '04 buying power! I dont know about you guys but my food and life is much more expensive now then it was in '04. WAKE UP and GET SERIOUS. Start thinking about your futures in this profession and stop trying to subsidize growth and management raises with your own paycheck. The buck stops here and I am terrified that my ASA brothers dont feel the same.
Arguing about two crappy regional contracts huh? The ONLY major that has a better contract than XJT is Southwest. That's right, you read that correctly. I've jumpseated on them all, and everyone I've talked to said they would love to have some of our provisions. As for the guy that's has no clue about our bid system: we bid lines for the senior guys to get what they want, that's it. I haven't flown a single trip on my line since 2007. Its because I turn my 12 day off line working weekends at 75 hours into a 17 day off line at 90 hours with weekends off. I do this every month because I understand the system. We lose what we have, then its very simple. I quit. This job isn't worth never seeing your family and doing crappy 4 days every weekend. No thanks.