If you need to MAN UP or SHOW SOME PRIDE or any other catch phrase the author usually doesn't have a logical argument to follow. They are appealing to the emotional part of you. This decision should be one based on careful evaluation of the facts with a reasonable guesstimate of your future situation based on future and past indicators. I cant stress enough that voting yes doesn't mean 1500 pilots will be furloughed. That would mean 0 attrition and no change in the rest rules.

80 knots you don't have a dog in this fight so please mind your manners and leave.

Of course he does, look at the bridge agreement. I hope 80kts is on the hiring board.

LOL wouldnt that be funny

This new contract will most definitely be used as the new ruler to measure the competitions cost structure. This is where Delta will take things and they can because any Regional that fights against it will see their flying not renewed.

You'll be wholly owned at the end of this, right?

I can't see how anyone is even beginning to think about voting yes for this.

Oh man... that would not be pretty with some of the real crazies that I flew with show up in the interviews.

I bet those junior FO's make it to Delta before you ever do. :eek:

I can't think of one advantage to vote NO. People keep talking about he emotional reasons to vote NO I am still waiting for a compelling reason. Even if you are the last guy on the seniority list YES with money in your pocket on the way out the door seems better than not getting that money especially since your pay rates are changing much anyway.

Unfortunately, there are already regionals working under a TA like this, we are being asked to meet them. I don't see anyway around that, we are contract labor, you either meet what others are offering or go out of business. Money we are not making, is money mainline is making.

The only way to fix this is to have mainline pilots take back scope, that is the only way to have pricing power.