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Originally Posted by Qotsaautopilot
I'm not speculating every piece of info I don't agree with. I was simply offering an explanation to the question I hear daily and that I had myself. I'm simply giving the answer I was given by the reps and committee members I spoke with on the subject. Everyone complains about the long van rides including myself so I went in search of the answer why. That's the answer I got and I happen to agree with it. I now don't complain about the rides and simply endure knowing that our reps know we don't like them and hopefully they will get shorter once we have a new contract because it's a win win for us and the company but not leverage we give away for free.
I like them. I don't want to stay by the airport, an extra 30 minutes in a van so there are 100's of things to do on a layover is worth it to me. What else are you going to do? Sit in your hotel room? Sit in a van, sit in a room, what's the difference? We need to get out of the LGA hotel immediately, the contract says we should be in Manhattan, I can't understand why we aren't there. I personally think we need a new hotel committee, and I have stressed that to the reps many times.
The way I look at it, we are a major airline. We should look at where the other major airlines stay, and stay with them. We're flying the same airplanes, we should stay at the same hotels, and we should certainly get the same pay.
RK