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Jetblue makes their own money, they have their own markets. They actually have the capital to do whatever they want with. Plus unlike most managements they realize the benefit in keeping their work force happy to keep unions away. There is nothing wrong with that, in an ideal world you shouldn't need unions. I've heard JB pilots actually have a pretty nice "agreement" with the company. Originally Posted by macflyer
JetBlue is a leader of this industry and there is no headlines about it, why? Because their employees are HAPPY, they have no contract hence their work environment is one of fluidity. If they need something more or company needs something less its achieved with less heartburn and less headache for the future of the airline in less time. A more healthy balanced relationship exists amongst pilots and their employers. Its not perfect at jetblue, why? Because for it to be as good as it can be, the rest of the market needs to be free and competitively open. The labor market needs to have an outlet for its people as much as the current market has an outlet for management. .
The regionals are different, they are the lowest bidders. It's not that they can't afford to raise salaries but more than likely they will lose out on contracts. Places like Comair, Xjet, in part, have done poorly because of their high cost.