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Old 06-12-2022 | 03:07 PM
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Originally Posted by Griffinthefool
I am with you. It would be ridiculous to divide the WOs like that.
I sense the sarcasm!! it is sad the group is as divided as it is, So SAP may not be as good as once was but with the agreement now in place. If you combine a small increase in flow along with pay rates now the pilots will walk off that hill of SAP. Old Keith can finally take a deep breath and the top 25% of the seniority list will be happy. Less than two years from now it all crashes and reverts back a decade.
But dividing the WO is not just the goal of AAG but it is also the goal of the Envoy MEC who was in control of this agreement for weeks while PSA pilots awaited the whipsaw. They gave up nothing
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Old 06-12-2022 | 06:38 PM
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Min day to 5 hours with no BS, increase per diem to above $2/hour.. min days off 12 and the new pay rates, and I’ll gladly give up SAP
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Old 06-12-2022 | 10:00 PM
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AA is obviously wanting to hold pilots in place due to the looming recession and lessons learned from Covid. Early retirements and training backlogs have left companies in a precarious position to hurry up and wait versus the age old hire till you furlough. Pilots have the upper hand and have no reason to be out flanked at the table. We’re at a point in time where we can fill the baskets and watch the storm from the porch.
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Old 06-13-2022 | 02:59 AM
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Originally Posted by snuffleupagus69
I sense the sarcasm!! it is sad the group is as divided as it is, So SAP may not be as good as once was but with the agreement now in place. If you combine a small increase in flow along with pay rates now the pilots will walk off that hill of SAP. Old Keith can finally take a deep breath and the top 25% of the seniority list will be happy. Less than two years from now it all crashes and reverts back a decade.
But dividing the WO is not just the goal of AAG but it is also the goal of the Envoy MEC who was in control of this agreement for weeks while PSA pilots awaited the whipsaw. They gave up nothing
So if PSA tries to play hardball and won't budge on modifying SAP for effectively mainline RJ rates, and AA pulls the offer where do you see PSA in two years?
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Old 06-13-2022 | 03:27 AM
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Originally Posted by Approach1260
So if PSA tries to play hardball and won't budge on modifying SAP for effectively mainline RJ rates, and AA pulls the offer where do you see PSA in two years?
Regardless if the pilots budge or not the market will always determine pilot salaries. Envoy and PDT ratified an extension to their contract for almost 7 years. Effectively locking the pilots out to collective bargaining and in the mean time and they did it without a pilot vote. PSA is in a fair position because the pilots can have a voice on this.
NOT voting it YES does not seal the fate of PSA closure. PSA is not too expensive to exist. A mass exodus after is the threat.
If PSA pilots were able to show that the attrition was not slowed much at PDT and Envoy due to this agreement you would have some strong leverage.
Once you look past the arbitrary pay amount you will see an agreement loaded with threats to the pilot groups.
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Old 06-13-2022 | 03:38 AM
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Originally Posted by snuffleupagus69
Regardless if the pilots budge or not the market will always determine pilot salaries. Envoy and PDT ratified an extension to their contract for almost 7 years. Effectively locking the pilots out to collective bargaining and in the mean time and they did it without a pilot vote. PSA is in a fair position because the pilots can have a voice on this.
NOT voting it YES does not seal the fate of PSA closure. PSA is not too expensive to exist. A mass exodus after is the threat.
If PSA pilots were able to show that the attrition was not slowed much at PDT and Envoy due to this agreement you would have some strong leverage.
Once you look past the arbitrary pay amount you will see an agreement loaded with threats to the pilot groups.
See if market effectively determined pilot salaries we wouldn't still have mesa pilots making minimum wage.
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Old 06-13-2022 | 04:05 AM
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I'm sure there's some kind of legal loophole that will be exploited to get this through, including going to PBS, without a pilot vote.

I'm seeing this whole thing for what it is... more bonus money being thrown at us, but spread out over a period of time to look like a bump in our hourly rate. I'll gladly take it though... year 20 pay for me if I don't flow by the end of the year... I'll use it to double up, maybe even triple up my house payments to get it paid off quicker, leaving myself in a much better position for the prospect of either the music stopping, or PSA going tits up.
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Old 06-13-2022 | 07:00 AM
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Originally Posted by Hardcharger
I'm sure there's some kind of legal loophole that will be exploited to get this through, including going to PBS, without a pilot vote.

I'm seeing this whole thing for what it is... more bonus money being thrown at us, but spread out over a period of time to look like a bump in our hourly rate. I'll gladly take it though... year 20 pay for me if I don't flow by the end of the year... I'll use it to double up, maybe even triple up my house payments to get it paid off quicker, leaving myself in a much better position for the prospect of either the music stopping, or PSA going tits up.
So if I could wave a magic wand and you give you a choice, flow to AA this week or stay at PSA for 2 more years with the high pay, which would you choose? Is the money enough to keep people around? How many will stay vs how many see the seniority number somewhere else as more valuable?
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Old 06-13-2022 | 07:42 AM
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Originally Posted by Throwitaway
So if I could wave a magic wand and you give you a choice, flow to AA this week or stay at PSA for 2 more years with the high pay, which would you choose? Is the money enough to keep people around? How many will stay vs how many see the seniority number somewhere else as more valuable?
Much of that, including in my immediate instance, is going to be driven by the age of the person affected. For me personally, im into my early 50s, and I have my flow preferences set at yes. But PSA has a relatively senior group of pilots as well, that will choose not to flow, and take the money. I'm right on the cusp of maybe choosing not to flow, especially with the prospects of making this kind of money at the regional level.

I'm pretty senior at PSA, I enjoy a great quality of life as far as schedule goes, I don't have an ego that tells me that I have to fly the next biggest jet, and this new deal will have me living quite comfortably.
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Old 06-13-2022 | 08:38 AM
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Originally Posted by Throwitaway
So if I could wave a magic wand and you give you a choice, flow to AA this week or stay at PSA for 2 more years with the high pay, which would you choose? Is the money enough to keep people around? How many will stay vs how many see the seniority number somewhere else as more valuable?
This is a great question. if you are within 6 months of flowing it is a no brainer. Being senior has its benefits and makes it very hard to leave with a guarantee flow and financial security. But to get these pay rates there will be a possible sacrifice to QOL with PBS. Uncertainty of what that QOL will look like makes it a little but harder of a decision.
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