Originally Posted by Duchess

Is that the way you are going to think if there’s a recession and management comes to your group asking for concessions because they have leverage. I’m sure your brothers and sisters appreciate that kind of thinking.

We may or may not have the leverage, but at least we are advocating for ourselves.

Originally Posted by Smoke Toliet

I think most of us agree Republic should have higher priority than OAL on AA as a regional carrier of AA. The problem lies with the fact that Republic has dragged AA/AE pilots into this. That is a no win situation. You’ve now annoyed AA and ****ed off some AA/AE pilots. Maybe your company should have negotiated this when they signed the CPA. One of two things will happen ...AA will either cancel your ID90 ability( they can’t figure out our own JS for us now let alone a small contract carrier so why would they start now ) or they will give you what you want and AAC FDJ. Therefore giving you priority on all of the big 3 (good deal for you). However holding some of us AA/AE commuters hostage will not be forgotten.

This part I hate to say but I will. To whoever before was ranting about being equals... If you think your equal to AA you are mistaken. Until you have your own routes and AA/UA/DL NOT painted on your tail then you are. You work for AA...don’t like it get a new job. Everyone is hiring. Brass tax...sorry

Originally Posted by bitwiser

I'm sure your brothers and sisters appreciate you using them as your leverage so that you can have heightened JS priority on all carriers. As an outside observer, I've been stunned by the aggression and entitlement displayed by the RAH folks in this thread.



But like I said, at least it's entertaining!

Originally Posted by Duchess

And AA/WO are non employees of Republic, so they can list D6 like everyone else does. If you don’t think we should receive priority I can respect that. I disagree with it, but I respect that point of view. But that works both ways.

We are all part of the same pool. So if I don’t make it to work on AA and I’m working a United flight, Republic has to use a reserve that is no longer able to serve American.

Originally Posted by dera

No, you don't understand the point I'm trying to make.

The fact that pilots didn't know about this shows that your communication wasn't reaching enough people.
Before doing something like this, I would have assumed your union would ensure every single pilot at AA and WOs knows about this discrepancy. It's pretty obvious that's not the case.
Now this comes as a surprise to them, and that can backfire.

Originally Posted by ICUROOK

lol, entitlement? I guess it is called entitlement these days when you enforce a RECIPROCAL agreement and don't let a major treat you like dirt while you consistently roll out the red carpet for them.

I can just imagine nits like bitwiser dropping their monocle into their soup screaming "how dare they!"

Originally Posted by Cujo665

It’s an AA flight. When Republic builds a brand and sells its own tickets, you’ll get to make the rules. AA dictates priority on their flights, not RAH.

Originally Posted by jetflyer123

Serious question folks. At Delta, does a delta pilot get priority on a delta flight operated by republic ahead of an AA guy? Similarly, does a republic pilot get a delta mainline jumpseat ahead of an AA guy since he “operates” for Delta? Asking because I don’t know. Same question regarding United. Thanks

Originally Posted by Jungle Jim

Again, we happen to work for all 3 airlines, and many bases don't really have discretion to work for just one carrier except MIA and ORD mostly. We can be awarded or reassigned to any codeshare at any time. You can even bid/pickup pairings on a different codeshare in the same day. However, if we do get reassigned to work another carrier, the other carrier is responsible for carriage of us on deadheads, ground segments, etc. I will never deadhead on AA to work a DL pairing. How a pilot commutes to work is his/her own separate prerogative. That's primarily what's up for discussion. The way our reciprocal jumpseat agreements work with DL and UA on mainline or other commute carriers is own metal, then affiliated pilots by seniority, then everyone else. AA's policy on mainline/other Eagle is AA/WO, everyone else. Can you see how that's a disadvantage to those of us that bring home the bacon for AAG? We're asking AA to create an affiliated category for the jumpseat like is industry standard everywhere else. This whole thing is about our guys getting screwed when we contribute to AA's bottomline over someone that doesn't. The affects everyone down line whether you want to admit it or not. It's so simple, really.

We aren't arguing priority in the back. That is what it is. We're barely on the bus with our priority now, but we accept that as part of our contract of employment. Unlike SkyWest, we don't choose the codeshare we work for, which is why we don't have the same travel benefit agreements as they do (only receive benefits on the codeshare you operate in base, etc.)