All the Midwest and Lynx guys have been coming on as new hires until the SLI is done. They should be able to hold different bases (and positions) after the final list comes out. But, since the company hates letting people go where they want (there are people jr to me in Denver, and I can't get there) we will have to force them to do the right thing. A flush bid will get everyone to where their seniority truly holds.

 

So in theory I'll have to commute out of DEN so you can commute in. We'll cross that bridge in time after the SLI but as of now no thanks. It will be interesting to see how many RAH pilots want the lowly Q400 to get Denver. Actually our pay will keep all but the insane away from the Q.

 

I don't believe anything has been made official yet so I don't know what can or is being done. However your second statement is false. The company discriminates against us all evenly.

 

Two Republic Indocs scheduled. Lynx guys going to RW to fly the Q.

One on Oct 4th

One on Oct 18th

 

I don't think anyone cares about the airframe, just the pay. I'll ride a tandem bicycle if the pay is right. None of our airframes are impressive anyway...

 

OK so a tandem in Denver, WB said he wanted Denver, thats the point.

 

The point is, that is how seniority works. The more seniority you have the better quality of life you are able to make. Better pay, schedules, duty positions, ect.

If you end up having a seniority number high enough to hold Denver, great. If I do, great. What I don't want to see is the Company just putting what people they want, where they want them, just for their own convenience.

For instance, what is to stop the company from opening a Q400 OMA base and moving all you guys out there? That would suck if you get forced out there and a new hire ends up with DEN, doesn't it? Crap like that happens all the time and we need to stop it.

 

It's YOUR company too.

I'm all for the Lynx pilots to continue to fly their airplanes but here's the problem. If we allow this contract violation, it WILL come back to haunt us at some point, maybe years down the road. It sets a precedent that we don't want to have to argue about to some arbitrator down the road should BB decide to have RAH a/c flown by non-RAH pilots.

You guys should continue to fly your airplanes but we need to do it in the form of an LOA that directly addresses this unique situation and makes it known (legally) that this is a one-time deal that sets no precedent.

It sucks that this is even an issue. Why BB wants to fly those airplanes on the RW certificate is beyond me. Probably for the sole reason of causing this type of conflict amongst all of us...and also as another way to show us that our contract means shiite to him.

 

I'd go to DEN to fly the Q b/c 1) it's a TP and 2) it's a cool TP! Oh, and 3) so I can get my 121 TPIC and get the F out of here as quickly as possible.

 

I know, I'm just in denial. But When BB came to town last year he said that he wanted Frontier and we just came along with the deal. We are the bastard stepchild no one wants.

Don't we all.