deltajuliet

300% til end of June. They need it more than we do.

myrkridia

Based on the B-scale alone I wouldn't vote for this TA if I could but when guys are coming in here demanding things like back pay or $40+ an hour starting pay it's no wonder we aren't taken seriously.

CWHCFI

Someone needs to learn what it means to stand in unity. After the game is over then stand in unity??? Really? That is like the coach of a team going into the Super Bowl saying, "Men, this is the most important game of the season. I want you to go out there and do what ever makes you feel good. It is everyman for himself. Today we do not act like a team during the game. The game really is not what is important here. But after the game is over, no matter what the outcome, we all need to come together as a team. It is after the game that being a team is important."

Would any coach say that? NO. Standing in unity means that we make sacrifices together for the good of the group. Standing together means we put the group before self. Unity means standing together before the game starts and throughout the entire game. Unity is not coming together after the game is over.

I do not use the company health insurance. I have insurance through my wife's employer. But I told myself before even seeing the TA that no matter what the pay scale was I would not vote in favor of anything that did not offer a good health insurance policy to those who do need it. Those are the things we need to think of. Standing in unity needs to happen now, now after.

This contract is far more important than any one person. I understand that people are struggling financially and want to improve their situations. We all knew the pay and benefits before coming to work here. But now is not the time to cave in. Now is the time to stand in unity. I am not trying to tell anyone how to vote. Everyone has their own choice. What I am saying is to remember it is just not about you. It is abuot every pilot at this company. It is abuot every pilot who will come to the company in the future. What legacy do we want to leave behind?

YVslave

He is one wack-a-doodle!!

YVslave

The pilot group united almost two years ago to vote down a TA, they will do it again.

Sennant

So, seriously. We learn about this in the company "cheer"letter.

ALPA Federal Court Action
On April 29th, The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia dismissed ALPA’s law suit seeking injunctive relief for Mesa’s incentive and bonus program for new hires. ALPA maintained that this program violated ALPA’s Collective Bargaining Agreement, “CBA”. They alleged that incentive and bonus programs are required to be negotiated with the Union. Mesa filed a Motion to Dismiss arguing that the complaint should be dismissed for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction. The Court agreed and dismissed the complaint.

CWHCFI

I remember. I voted that one down too. We can just have hope on this one that those who think they are here for just a short time and want that instant influx of cash will think of the entire group and not just themselves.

Sennant

Oh and the whole Political Action in Play part. Seriously. When did MK become one of our most experienced and accomplished IOE Captains?

Rather interesting read after the other day ALPA blasting out pictures from almost EVERY PILOT GROUP visiting Captol Hill telling them to not screw with safety.

85guy

The TA was approved by the MEC with a vote of 7-1 to be sent out to the pilots for a vote. I personally as your Council 87 chairman and captain rep felt the TA was good enough to at least let the pilots decide. It’s not perfect and unfortunately it won’t fit everyone’s needs.
-DL

lol
good enough or just tired of negotiating and hoping you wont have to do any more work?

YVslave

[QUOTE=Sennant;2380396] When did MK become one of our most experienced and accomplished IOE Captains?

[QUOTE]

When the feds pulled his cert for a year for aerobatic flying in a 900.