What's happening at Horizon and Jets?
04-10-2017, 10:09 PM
#1521
On Reserve
Joined APC: Dec 2016
Posts: 12
Originally Posted by snackysmores
Per urgent union communication: The company has officially threatened to give Skywest all future E175s if we do not give in to their every demand by the end of this week (this is in regard to negotiating an LOA to our contract to change new hire pay/retention).
04-10-2017, 11:01 PM
#1522
Line Holder
Joined APC: Sep 2015
Posts: 64
Originally Posted by Ratso
Horizon pilots will give in and get their jets. Don't worry. Nothing against you Snacky, you seem to be a straight shooter. But....a lot of pilots want shiny new jets and will sell their soul to do it. The company won't just give them away, it puts them in a corner with SkyWest being in the drivers seat. Or they would have just handed them to SkyWest in the first place.
04-11-2017, 12:47 PM
#1524
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Jan 2013
Position: Q400, B-737
Posts: 324
Originally Posted by higherclimb
So I don't understand the problem... They don't want restrictions on offering more money or bonuses to new pilots, the very thing that will bring pilots to Horizon, and you have an issue with that? I would think allowing them to spend more is a good thing.
Bob showed up last year, they pay him $32-.
Things get tight, they hire Jim for $50-.
The union wants everyone treated equally, the company says bug off, this is what we decided we need now.
Do you want to work for arbitrarily set compensation?
04-11-2017, 02:17 PM
#1526
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Joined APC: Jul 2014
Posts: 216
Originally Posted by higherclimb
So I don't understand the problem... They don't want restrictions on offering more money or bonuses to new pilots, the very thing that will bring pilots to Horizon, and you have an issue with that? I would think allowing them to spend more is a good thing.
Horizon management already operates on a "fly it now, grieve it later" basis for a lot of things, so it would be a terrible idea for them to get the ability to unilaterally change compensation whenever they felt like it.
04-12-2017, 06:15 AM
#1528
Ich bin Pilot von Beruf
Joined APC: Aug 2016
Position: CRJ Kapitän
Posts: 616
It is utterly ridiculous that they would expect such laughable terms at the heels of the some of the most momentous movement in pilot hiring. I hope that you all tell them to go and shove it.
04-12-2017, 06:25 AM
#1529
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Joined APC: Dec 2016
Posts: 203
Originally Posted by Duesenflieger
It is utterly ridiculous that they would expect such laughable terms at the heels of the some of the most momentous movement in pilot hiring. I hope that you all tell them to go and shove it.
04-12-2017, 07:39 AM
#1530
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Jan 2016
Posts: 268
Keep in mind that about 75% of the pilots on our current seniority list will never fly the jet. I'd like to urge my fellow Horizon pilots to ignore management's threats and continue to support our pilot group and our union leadership.
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