Pinnacle/Colgan/Mesaba TA Countdown
#91
Don't all three individual pilot groups have to approve a JCBA? Then my vote would be 1/450.
I was under the impression that once the joint contract is agreed upon and voted into place the SLI would be done by ALPA representatives from each pilot group. Individual pilots will not get to vote on the details of the SLI, only the Union representation from each group. Am I wrong?
#92
I was under the impression that once the joint contract is agreed upon and voted into place the SLI would be done by ALPA representatives from each pilot group. Individual pilots will not get to vote on the details of the SLI, only the Union representation from each group. Am I wrong?
#93
but yes you are right you and I had no say in it...unless you were hired post-Q/Pinnacle purchase.
#94
Nor should they, otherwise the smaller group would always get screwed.
#95
#96
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#98
Yeah, but they didn't have a choice about the bills they had to pay; made the decision a lot easier for some. Anybody that makes that kind of remark hasn't been unemployed for any period of time. And if you were unemployed...well, I'll bite my tongue.
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Ultimately, some people are going to come out of the end of this process in really great shape, and some not great. It is all a matter of timing, and something that no one can control. I will be lucky indeed to maintain my relative seniority with a pay-raise that I can live on and survive to fly another couple of years until the left-seat beckons.
I don't have anything against anyone personally at Pinnacle, except some of the talk about Colgan pilots advancing their careers at Pinnacle's expense. That kind of mentality is asinine, and should be directed toward your own MEC for not negotiating a TA that was acceptable by both parties prior to putting up for a vote. When your contract was amenable, there was a window of opportunity to reconcile differences and neither side got the job done. That is just the way it is. Like it or not, business is business. I don't think it's fair either, but welcome to LIFE.
Now, there is ANOTHER window opportunity to reconcile those differences and to move forward with a contract that fairly addresses the needs of all three pilot groups. Airline mergers are always messy and this one could prove to be if this JCBA/SLI isn't conducted properly. Regardless of the outcome, I think that it is important to support one another and move forward together as a cohesive group.
I don't have anything against anyone personally at Pinnacle, except some of the talk about Colgan pilots advancing their careers at Pinnacle's expense. That kind of mentality is asinine, and should be directed toward your own MEC for not negotiating a TA that was acceptable by both parties prior to putting up for a vote. When your contract was amenable, there was a window of opportunity to reconcile differences and neither side got the job done. That is just the way it is. Like it or not, business is business. I don't think it's fair either, but welcome to LIFE.
Now, there is ANOTHER window opportunity to reconcile those differences and to move forward with a contract that fairly addresses the needs of all three pilot groups. Airline mergers are always messy and this one could prove to be if this JCBA/SLI isn't conducted properly. Regardless of the outcome, I think that it is important to support one another and move forward together as a cohesive group.
Last edited by BE19Pilot; 10-05-2010 at 07:34 PM.
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