Pinnacle Contract Talks
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lol yeah, and with half a brain you would realize he said he was coming to mem in a couple of weeks which means he doesn't work here. and from that i can draw the conclusion that he doesn't have access to the company message board... i know its tough, but the questions do get harder.
no news on a ta, negotiations will start around the 23rd i believe again.
no news on a ta, negotiations will start around the 23rd i believe again.
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as for the contract a couple of guys have said we finally have the company where we want them. and i agree. they are in violation of our scope with colgan, we have delta 900's coming with no pay scale, pilot attrition is high, and management knows it. i think they are about to realize that all the money they stand to make is all based on the airline running. and if there is no one to fly the delta planes then the other 900's delta has told us were coming wont even have a chance. delta told us we are to staff the planes 5 to 1. if we cant do it, we lose the contract, we lose the contract the stock price goes down, stock price goes down and all of uncle phils stock will be worthless. the ball is in our court now. they had there chance to give us a decent contract back when this place was doom and gloom. now that we see the future is looking good we wont take or sign a crappy contract.
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Big things will happen by December... There are many on here who just talk sh*t without even knowing the callsign for pinnacle so take things with a grain of salt unless you hear it from a actual pilot and see it backed up by another 9E guy/gal. I concur with airsupport's assessment.
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Airsupport and Higney, Why do you guys love Pinnacle so much? Might put you in a better situation come contract time not to recruit all these kids for Pinnacle. $21 and $24 an hour with terrible work rules? I know things will hopefully change but until they can't fill the seats, why fix something if it's not broken? You guys deserve way more.
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Airsupport and Higney, Why do you guys love Pinnacle so much? Might put you in a better situation come contract time not to recruit all these kids for Pinnacle. $21 and $24 an hour with terrible work rules? I know things will hopefully change but until they can't fill the seats, why fix something if it's not broken? You guys deserve way more.
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The pay is almost comical, the FA's are a big hit or miss (some frankly scare me with stupidity), the CA's (at least 99% of them) are nice guys, good pilots, and are great to fly with- yet hate the company, mgmt has their own agenda which helped the stock price and investors, yet has hurt every employee (but financially and physically/mentally), and has seriously handicapped future growth with the "chess moves" in relation to the contract issues. So why would I work here, or not steer someone else away?
Well, in no particular order and somewhat personal reasons, the bases are MEM, DTW, MSP. The fleet is all jet. The upgrade is quick. The pilot group is great. Pulse and multi/comm is "competitive"- helps for those just coming out of college with low time (was not a reason for me). The possibility and probrability of a contract coming around and really changing things is growing better and better every day. All of these reasons are public knowledge and gives no "insider" or "first hand" opinions.
Now here is what I would say to anyone considering 9E using only my personal experiences. If you are looking to start off a career- whether 121 or wanting to simply build the jet time to go corporate/fractional/135- PNCL can be a blessing for you. I was "hired" as a "contractor" for 2.5 months where you will be spoonfed everything in ground school, CPT, and sims- some will make it and some won't. You will now get 400/wk, 750 after OE, 500 after 6 months, and hotel paid for in training. That doesn't sound TOO bad except you are technically not an "employee" yet- meaning no benes and no taxes being taken out. You are a "contractor" so on the 1099-MISC that shows up you get to pay "self employment tax" for training! You become an official "employee" when you pass the checkride. Thats a load of crap- but take it or leave it. When I went through almost a year ago it was hotel + $200/wk- thats it. After you hit the line reserve is short lived and you will get 10 days off a month. Within just a few months you will hold a decent line and get 13-15 days off depending on the trips you like or when you work. 2-day trips/4-day trips/weekends. I am not even done with my first year of probation and I am able to work the schedule around to get 16 days off and weekends off! Not to say that this makes scheduling an easy thing to deal with- I have been right at 100 hours a month for the last 3 months! Just a little earlier today I got a call (voicemail got a call
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So to sum it up- there are negatives, there are positives, and the negatives will be gone (for the most part) as soon as a contract arrives..... hopefully soon... negotiations start back up in just over a week. Hope that helps some who are not familiar with both sides of PNCL.
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