Spirit of NKS, Part II
11-19-2015 | 04:46 AM
#1023
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Welcome brotha! (And shamefully I admit I never sent you the contract I don't think!?) sorry. I still can if ya need it
11-19-2015 | 08:21 AM
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Or maybe they got word of what this contract is buying them in terms of candidates at the FLL job fair this past week. Can't grow without pilots.
11-19-2015 | 08:49 AM
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This is a drastic change from 2 years ago when almost nobody I have flown with wanted to leave. Nothing surprising about it.
11-19-2015 | 09:07 AM
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Both the amount and quality of applicants has noticeably decreased. With the hiring up to 32 a month puts a strain on the recruitment process for individuals that don't have skeletons in the closet. the attrition this year has been the most they have seen in years. Mostly first year guys. it's starting to be noticed at the management level. Maybe a new contract would change that. Maybe not though
11-19-2015 | 09:20 AM
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It's going to take a **** load more than 58/hr year one and jet blue -5% to fix that.
11-19-2015 | 09:35 AM
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Exactly. It shouldn't cost a penny of our negotiating capital to raise first year pay. This is in the company's best interest to do so. The only way we can staff for this expansion is to attract pilots and retain them. Let ALPA get us our piece of the pie, let the company pay for staffing the airline.
11-19-2015 | 09:39 AM
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My frustration has been growing for a long time with the current contract and my speculation as to the next contract. I am at the point now that I will vote no to any TA that is not industry leading in all areas. Yea, I know I will get grief for saying we need a industry leading contract if we are stuck with it for 5 years plus, but with the industry leading margins and industry leading management pay, I will hold out. So I am guessing already what my vote will be. Since we never got the Quid for the contract relief last summer that we were promised, I am now holding out for massive gains. Goodwill right?
11-19-2015 | 09:54 AM
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In still waiting for an official response about our quid for June. If they are tying to use it as leverage for a better contract then they need to just say so so I can add it to what I expect. Otherwise I see them as two different areas of compensation that are way past due and I'm calculating interest.
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