RAH 190's Base and Pay Memo
#121
On Reserve
Joined APC: Jan 2007
Posts: 15
I missed this before, but again...not even close to the same thing. The RAH pilots prevented this from happening back in 2003, which is largely the reason for our inferior contract.
#126
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Feb 2009
Posts: 798
No it doesn't. What needs to happen is mainline companies stop giving scope exceptions that allow larger and larger planes at regional pay and work rules. Then when you have done a few years at the regional, with an upgrade, since your Captain will have gone to a mainline carrier that was growing instead of shrinking, you can get your PIC time and then follow him/her to a major. OR you can keep gettign larger and larger planes, replacing the smaller planes, and stay in that right seat forever.
You pick
You pick
I think the days of regional pilots moving to the mainline is coming to a end... we will be lucky if 50% of regional pilots make it to the mainline. Regionals are going to control alot of the flying in the United States and that means you have to stop thinking that the mainline job is the end game.
Times are changing... fight for a living wage.
ps. in the next 5+ years don't count on a 2-3 year upgrade
Last edited by MD80; 06-06-2009 at 04:58 PM.
#127
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Feb 2009
Posts: 798
Here's my point.
We all know TPG/Delta is trying to start a 100 seat regional at Midwest with industry breaking crew costs and a Delta code share agreement.
1. If you fly E170 for Midwest you are undercutting the Midwest pilots.
2. If you fly E190 for Midwest with industry breaking crew costs you are undercutting our profession.
I understand you have to fly the trips assigned to you, but Republic Teamsters are in contract negotiations and you don't have to agree to industry breaking crew costs. (that's where the SCAB part comes in)
Republic pilots are in a key position to determine the future of our profession.
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