I never said I heard PSA was asked for concessions, i think -

You need to look outside of your airline and see what management is doing. Doug Parker said that he won't guarantee aircraft to the regional that wasn't willing to follow Pinnacle's cost structure. Second, US Airways management, PSA management and the Union don't meet all together in expedited "negotiations" for an LOA. Management is not going to decide wether or not to place the aircraft at PSA based on an LOA. This is about money, it always has been about money and it always will be about money. GO back and read your union letter, if you don't have it I will gladly provide it for you. Your union is telling you between the lines that they weren't given a specific deal but that they are not willing to accept a take it or leave it deal or a B scale. in other words they have been told that they are looking to reduce pilot cost at your airline. Read the second to last paragraph where the union tells you again that their goal is make PSA a place for people to come work.

Like I said, I like your positive attitude but we have seen this so many time, it plays over and over again but the biggest fact is that management already said they are on a hunt for concessions that resemble Pinnacle. They said this to all the regionals, PSA happens to be next on the calendar.

 

Delta worked hard at getting the Pinnacle rates. They even went as far as closing down Comair to do so. What is Airways going to do? Do they think they can just talk us into concessions? Remember in order for Delta to get Pinnacle rates they had to put Pinnacle into bankruptcy. We are not in that position. Airways spent almost 5 years negotiating a new PSA contract. That was all the concession i am willing to make.

 

And I hope the PSA NC realizes that what's best for the industry is best for them!

 

I will say it again, they come to the owned regionals because they don't have to negotiate with management, they own management. Why does not Parker go to one of the non owned regionals feeders and try this, because he does not control that management. Parker and the rest don't have balls, they try to manipulate the owned regionals one against the other. American used to try that all the time with the separate eagles owned. The one thing always that you could guarantee is that the alpa carriers always fought each other to see who will be first to the bottom.

 

Same thing happening with the airlines owned by Skywest inc. It's a double whipsaw for us.

 

Yet another case where we need to thank pinnacle guys...

 

How's Seattle? I heard they have the best coffee?

Oh and u can vote no.

 

But but, when the Airline Managers Union meets in Dayton its "SUPER SECRET!!!" don't ya know

 

That's alpa for you.