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Originally Posted by Old UCAL CA
Labor will not return it to anything, only the market will...and it will take far, far, far, fewer individuals applying for pilot positions for that to happen in the foreseeable future.
This is a fiercely competitive business with a huge over-supply of relatively qualified pilot labor. The math is easy.
We must stop making excuses. I guarantee you there will always be an excuse. Whether its the market, the gov't, management, etc!!! I am a pilot and I have a cost just like gas has its cost. It's not my job to figure out how many pilots are applying, how much the company can "afford", etc.!!! Come on people! Look at what a unified pilot group like American can do!!!
Lets assume the pilot oversupply is truly a valid excuse to lower our standards. Wel if that's the case WHY even consider relaxing scope!!! We say that there's an oversupply and because of that we can't expect a leading contract, yet we are ready to give up scope!!!! That's illogical and stupid!
Old CAl Ca - I mean no disrespect so please excuse me if my reply sounds as such! I'm just frustrated that we (pilots) continually justify lowering our standards! I am prepared to walk away from this job forever! With that attitude I can withstand anything management, the NMB, and ALPA can throw at me. We must all have the self respect to be ready to say NO until we are rightly compensated!