trip

GL, I Thought you upgraded, why does it still say FO?

Rocksteady

In JCs new letter to us he says a No vote would mean OO would have to negotiate higher cost contracts with mainline. So a no vote means we're now bending mainline over the barel....

I like the sound of that, he just reaffirmed my No vote in my mind. Bout time we start thinking about getting a larger chunk of that $6bil DL profit

WesternSkies

...or they go with a different contractor.

Duesenflieger

Amen, brother. It's time that pilots everywhere be compensated what they are worth and not be taken for granted!

Duesenflieger

Or just let mainline assume that function. That's where all this flying should be in the first place.

amcnd

Bingo!! He even said that in the letter...

amcnd

The problem is the people with the "burn it down..NO" is they don't or wont get involved.. they won't run for sapa. The few that have, all support the TA. Look at some of the reps we have now. They were very pro alpa, now they got involved with sapa and are supporting the TA... If you vote no you better follow through.. go to sapa meetings, push for your agenda's. File GMT's (do you even know what that is??) i have filed one for VAC ideas to improve it.. but yes i voted yes..

Nevjets

In 2016, skywest made $207 million dollars. In the same period, xjt lost $20 million. Yet, in that same time period they gave xjt pilots a small raise and retention bonus, and a few work rule improvements, on top of our top tier contract (do you need me to post it again?). They just recently announced more bonuses and are negotiating more raises and work rule improvements, despite the continued loses!

If you just look at bonuses (not to mention contract improvements like RAH), every other regional has dramatically increased cost. Yet they were either able to live with the increased costs or gotten a better deal from mainline.

Of course management is going to be biased towards suppressing pilot compensation as much as possible. It's their job and fiduciary responsibility to stockholders. You need an advocate on your side to push back on that that also has a legal responsibility to you as the stockholders have with management.

If you think that what you have now, including this pay package is adequate, you are selling yourself very short.

Thinking you are worth more is not a burn it down mentality.

Duesenflieger

We are worth more, and are being severely underpaid. Many want QOL improvements over pay. It's up to the pilot group now to act upon that. Will it be dignity or slave away for nickels.

Paid2fly

Do tell, which ones can staff several dozen new aircraft???