Originally Posted by
shimmydamp
It is predictable that the first thing your simple mind would do is start to compare payrates
Yes, I'm a lowly commoner that has bills to pay. I need the payrates to be as high as possible, please.
Originally Posted by
shimmydamp
I never attempted to compare SWA with Colgan. What I did was attempt to compare AirTran's position in their merger with Colgan's position in our merger. They are in the same position, relatively speaking.
Objectively speaking, we're a stepping stone getting merged into a stepping stone. Not many willingly choose to spend their career at Pinnacle. Objectively, AirTran is merging with a carrier that has superior compensation and a stronger business model.
Originally Posted by
shimmydamp
Now you are twisting what you said into a different scenario. You have interchanged AirTran and Colgan
I'm working with what you gave me. My original remarks pertained to Airtran hitting the jackpot with Southwest. You tried to compare that merger with our own. I'm saying worst case scenario, AirTran pilots would be just fine financially if they ended up getting stapled. It's a different scenario here at Pinnacle where the payrates are much less. A staple at our level would be much harder to deal with than at the AT/SWA level. And it's all the more reason why a staple of any of our three groups isn't the way to go. I think that YOU think that I advocated a staple of any group to another. If that's the case, just show me the post.