When I read Mason's post my initial thought was that we should get the best deal we can, take the concessions, but also redo our contract for half the length. The reason I thought this might work in our favor was:
1) I came from Comair, I don't want to start ( and I won't) all over again.

2) if we had a shorter term contract, we could leverage the actual pilot shortage, instead of the perceived pilot shortage.

3) we had to be in the game to eventually win. Telegraphing our intentions like this does give AAG time to move the flying. But if we had the flying and a shorter contract, it would make life most difficult for management.

4) Lee Moak's letter makes it very clear that ALPA national couldn't care less about it's "apprentice pilots". This after national took $1 million off the top. Also, we just took concessions in bankruptcy, and the whole point was not to have to take another bite of the rotten apple.

But this offer, with it's new 10 year contract, to be negotiated like this just tells me I need to redouble my efforts to get on with the majors. This increased flow for the 824 , still under grievance, and the fact that every damn thing costs more money ( gas, food, utilities) and once again I'm asked to take a pay cut. There are those pilot's who may get hired on as street captains, but either way, if I'm not on with the majors by 2017, I'm outta here.

TC

Overheard brownstreakers talking about their quick upgrade because of the planes they STOLE from eagle. They said "hope eagle says no AGAIN so we can be senior captains and get even more airplanes that where suppose to be at Eagle. We will be making more than double now with our fresh upgrade." Eagle already made their stand. PSA ruined it for everybody.

Scumbags, I hope we do vote no, they can have them all

LIKELY "story"....

GO enjoy Christmas and stop blaming others or making stories up..... You all went to a regional to get time and get out. Nothing was stolen from AE. Funny ASA RAH and SKW all fly for American too. If anyone can complain it's American pilot's. They lost flying not Eagle.

This is such an obvious troll post.....Please delete it.

This straight up did not happen.

Edit: Nancy only has 25 posts....almost every single one is either derogatory, inflammatory, negative, trolling, etc etc.

That is a true story... RAH and SKW didn't unnecessarily go onto contract talks and accept what is considered the industry's "Turning point: Low" after American Eagle said NO. AE reached out to PSA in solidarity efforts to prevent a whipsaw. PSA was present in the meetings when eagle reached out to all regionals. The crj's where offered along with the 60 175's initially to eagle. Eagle said NO and they went to PSA with the offer. With PSA saying yes it's a lost cause for the industry, especially eagle. Wake up!

The industry's turning point low was pinnacle airlines.

If I'm not mistaken Pinnacle was at least in BK. I'm not defending their yes vote but what PSA did was outside of the courts.

Your not mistaken but I don't believe the downward pressure would be in this industry without that yes vote, in a time of profits it is unnecessary.

Have fun commuting on L-AE these holidays.