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Don't let JO and Mesa negotiators keep fooling us about money. How can Republic keep paying their pilots significantly more and renegotiate their contracts with mainline. Pilot group needs to stand together.
Republic Airways lands key deal with United Airlines | 2016-05-31 | Indianapolis Business Journal | IBJ.com
Republic Airways lands key deal with United Airlines | 2016-05-31 | Indianapolis Business Journal | IBJ.com
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Don't let JO and Mesa negotiators keep fooling us about money. How can Republic keep paying their pilots significantly more and renegotiate their contracts with mainline. Pilot group needs to stand together.
Republic Airways lands key deal with United Airlines | 2016-05-31 | Indianapolis Business Journal | IBJ.com
Republic Airways lands key deal with United Airlines | 2016-05-31 | Indianapolis Business Journal | IBJ.com
2. It says they reached milestone economic concessions. It doesn't say they got more money out of ua. More likely they cut flying to match pilot numbers.
Says right at the bottom Republic is trying to negotiate down flying.
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1. Could only renegotiate contract due to bankruptcy
2. It says they reached milestone economic concessions. It doesn't say they got more money out of ua. More likely they cut flying to match pilot numbers.
Says right at the bottom Republic is trying to negotiate down flying.
2. It says they reached milestone economic concessions. It doesn't say they got more money out of ua. More likely they cut flying to match pilot numbers.
Says right at the bottom Republic is trying to negotiate down flying.
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1. Could only renegotiate contract due to bankruptcy
2. It says they reached milestone economic concessions. It doesn't say they got more money out of ua. More likely they cut flying to match pilot numbers.
Says right at the bottom Republic is trying to negotiate down flying.
2. It says they reached milestone economic concessions. It doesn't say they got more money out of ua. More likely they cut flying to match pilot numbers.
Says right at the bottom Republic is trying to negotiate down flying.
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You can defend the company all you want. I know how to read between the lines. And, you are wrong about the reduction of flying. Republic will continue to fly the 54 they already do. You're wrong again, mainline doesn't have to wait for bankruptcy to negotiate and amend a contract. Just like Mesa doesn't have to wait for a legal strike of the pilot group before offering a better contract.
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I didn't say mainline had to wait. But they're not the one renegotiating under bankruptcy protection. Republic is. I took issue with the way you presented the story that all Mesa had to do is ask and they'll get more money out of their partners. That's not how contract work.
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Contracts are renegotiated when there is a need for them to be renegotiated.
Due to ridiculously low wages, among other factors, the pilot shortage is here (at the regional level). Therefore, the time has come that the majors are going to have to increase what they pay on the contracts if they want the flying done at the regional level. It's an unsustainable model long term, but if they want to squeak out a few more years while they build a strategy to bring the flying back in house, then they are going to have to pay to do that. They, the majors, know that. Republic is proof of that. The major's have known this was coming for a long time. They were just pushing off the inevitable.
It's simple economics. Supply and demand. The supply of pilots willing to work for poverty level wages is gone. The demand for pilots has gone up. Low supply, high demand = increased wages. The major airlines are doing very well financially. If they want the flying done, they will pay for it.
Due to ridiculously low wages, among other factors, the pilot shortage is here (at the regional level). Therefore, the time has come that the majors are going to have to increase what they pay on the contracts if they want the flying done at the regional level. It's an unsustainable model long term, but if they want to squeak out a few more years while they build a strategy to bring the flying back in house, then they are going to have to pay to do that. They, the majors, know that. Republic is proof of that. The major's have known this was coming for a long time. They were just pushing off the inevitable.
It's simple economics. Supply and demand. The supply of pilots willing to work for poverty level wages is gone. The demand for pilots has gone up. Low supply, high demand = increased wages. The major airlines are doing very well financially. If they want the flying done, they will pay for it.
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Don't let JO and Mesa negotiators keep fooling us about money. How can Republic keep paying their pilots significantly more and renegotiate their contracts with mainline. Pilot group needs to stand together.
Republic Airways lands key deal with United Airlines | 2016-05-31 | Indianapolis Business Journal | IBJ.com
Republic Airways lands key deal with United Airlines | 2016-05-31 | Indianapolis Business Journal | IBJ.com
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