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Originally Posted by Biffsteritis
F9 is CURRENTLY better than a regional. It is a stepping stone or a good backstop if a legacy never calls. The pay, even at industry bottom, WILL BE A LIVEABLE WAGE AND IS BETTER THAN ANY REGIONAL.
So pizzapilot, you are correct.
But you are VERY SHORT SIGHTED! If this TA passes, our QOL will be so diminished that, while the pay is better, it WILL be a worse job than a regional. We won’t be able to retain people and we are going to be stuck at the bottom of the industry for the rest of our careers.
We will not vote in this TA! Our goals are long term and you are doing a great disservice to our pilots at F9 by advocating that this TA should be passed.
Exactly.
Voting in this TA sets a precedent of pilots being on reserve perpetually. This TA goes from line bidding and positive phone contact (w/o the necessity to answer your phone during a trip or on an off day) to PBS w/ the requirement to contact CS if they contact you first. And, that contact can mean an update, a reroute or a complete change. There is the possibility to live on your phone w/ them or receive "consequences" for not doing so.
Why do you think mgt asked for these provisions - because they were happy w/ the previous? And if they get these, what do you think is planned for the next TA?
Right now, the ONLY major things in this contract that are better than XJT's contract are the wage and the 3.5 rig - just about everything else is worse...