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Old 01-27-2010 | 06:57 PM
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Originally Posted by ugflyer
Driving to work this morning, the craziest thought popped in my head and I kicked myself for even letting it creep into my head. What if the regionals got so big that even they started contracting out their work to "sub-regionals"? This may sound crazy, but it has happened in many other industries and it could very well happen to ours. Anyone share this fear?
Wow, what are you smoking? ALPA will never allow that.
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Old 01-27-2010 | 07:03 PM
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Haven't they already done that. TSA flying to Gojets. Mesa with Freedom.
You mean United flying to both of those UNMENTIONABLE companies!
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Old 01-27-2010 | 07:08 PM
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Originally Posted by Ted Striker
Sams club is outsourcing there workers. I heard the same thing. They are replacing their food tasting servers with outsourced labor.....
Hasn't Costco been doing this for years?
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Old 01-27-2010 | 07:14 PM
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Originally Posted by ASAnotASAP
Wow, what are you smoking? ALPA will never allow that.
At least not until they find a way to raise the retirement age to 70.
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Old 01-27-2010 | 10:38 PM
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Originally Posted by ugflyer
Driving to work this morning, the craziest thought popped in my head and I kicked myself for even letting it creep into my head. What if the regionals got so big that even they started contracting out their work to "sub-regionals"? This may sound crazy, but it has happened in many other industries and it could very well happen to ours. Anyone share this fear?
I don't see it happening. Plus I believe major scope is going to be tightened in the next contracts.
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Old 01-28-2010 | 12:58 AM
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Colgan has already put into place a scope clause prohibiting the use of aircraft with more than 5 pax seats.

Okay, I kid, I kid
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