Originally Posted by Moby Dick (Post 1335432)

USAir pay rates were imposed by a bankruptcy court judge. Coincidentally, that rate was the B6 non-Union rate at the time. USAir management convinced the court that they needed to match the non-Union rate to be competitive.

The ONLY reason they still have that rate is USAPA refuses to incorporate the arbitrated seniority list they agreed to in advance. You're right, they're stupid to still be working for those wages.

So what's your excuse?

Originally Posted by Moby Dick (Post 1336419)

Don't try and reason with true believers.

Originally Posted by CaptainBigWood (Post 1336443)

A number of USAirways east F/O's left when the Nic came out and went to VX as captains when they saw that a HP new hire was placed above them on the Nic. The VX pilots are paid more and good for them. After paying dues to ALPA for 18 years and were told "just take this list for the team and the good of the union."

Originally Posted by txbusdriver (Post 1336471)

That's a bit oversimplistic and a bit of revisionist history too. What part of binding arbitration isn't binding? Both sides of the Airways merger couldn't agree so you went to arbitration. What was ALPA supposed to do? No I didn't work for Amwest either.

Originally Posted by amhess (Post 1336526)

Any chance a new hire could get based at JFK?