Dash Power
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There are many SWA pilots on this board "Welcoming Aboard" the AAI pilots after yesterdays results of our votes on the seniority integration. I feel it condescending to the Airtran pilots in the sense that there would even be a possibility that we would not welcome them to SWA. The Airtran pilots did not have a choice any more than the SWA pilots had a choice.
I personally look forward to working together with the Airtran folks in this extremely competitive industry and profession. I do not offer any more beers, coffee or food that I already offer any fellow crew member. Instead I would like to give a healthy handshake to the newest members of my family. As well as I hope they offer me a handshake to welcome me to their family as well. This is mutual beneficial relationship and should be approached as such. We are equals.
We have agreed on a very sensitive business aspect of our professional lives which was based on a mutual fear, arbitration. Not the fear that most of the vocal outsiders understand. It was the fear that we both knew a negotiated agreement would have an infinite better outcome for our futures collectively than an arbitrated one pushed down our throats. There was a legitimate fear of the unknown on both sides. And it wasn't bout the actual seniority list. It was what the list might produce.
The past year I did not talk to one SWA pilot that wanted this deal. Me included. I have little doubt that all 84% of the Airtran guys did not want this particular negotiated agreement either. But our managements decided that we were to integrate our lists and they had a right to do so. Whether we liked it or not. But ultimately we worked it out and now it is time to work together and become more successful as one than we would have been operated separately. The big Delta trolls on this board didn't like Airtran in their 'Hometown". Now they are understandably scared with both Airtran AND Southwest in their back yard. Hence the neurotic amount of interest on a seniority integration that meant absolutely ZERO to them personally. They know with certainty that their market share will be affected in ATL and likely now MCO. But it won't kill them. It won't change anything for them. But you can't tell the scared trolls that.
The Airtran pilots collectively took a hit in seniority with this agreement. SWA schedules are second to none the best in the industry. There is a high likely hood that the decreased seniority will be made up with the great SWA schedules and that together we grow to get any Airtran pilots displaced out of their seats, or maybe domiciles, back to where they want to be with the much better SWAPA contract to have a more lucrative career.
Good luck to us all and once again, I look forward to working WITH all the Airtran pilots.
I personally look forward to working together with the Airtran folks in this extremely competitive industry and profession. I do not offer any more beers, coffee or food that I already offer any fellow crew member. Instead I would like to give a healthy handshake to the newest members of my family. As well as I hope they offer me a handshake to welcome me to their family as well. This is mutual beneficial relationship and should be approached as such. We are equals.
We have agreed on a very sensitive business aspect of our professional lives which was based on a mutual fear, arbitration. Not the fear that most of the vocal outsiders understand. It was the fear that we both knew a negotiated agreement would have an infinite better outcome for our futures collectively than an arbitrated one pushed down our throats. There was a legitimate fear of the unknown on both sides. And it wasn't bout the actual seniority list. It was what the list might produce.
The past year I did not talk to one SWA pilot that wanted this deal. Me included. I have little doubt that all 84% of the Airtran guys did not want this particular negotiated agreement either. But our managements decided that we were to integrate our lists and they had a right to do so. Whether we liked it or not. But ultimately we worked it out and now it is time to work together and become more successful as one than we would have been operated separately. The big Delta trolls on this board didn't like Airtran in their 'Hometown". Now they are understandably scared with both Airtran AND Southwest in their back yard. Hence the neurotic amount of interest on a seniority integration that meant absolutely ZERO to them personally. They know with certainty that their market share will be affected in ATL and likely now MCO. But it won't kill them. It won't change anything for them. But you can't tell the scared trolls that.
The Airtran pilots collectively took a hit in seniority with this agreement. SWA schedules are second to none the best in the industry. There is a high likely hood that the decreased seniority will be made up with the great SWA schedules and that together we grow to get any Airtran pilots displaced out of their seats, or maybe domiciles, back to where they want to be with the much better SWAPA contract to have a more lucrative career.
Good luck to us all and once again, I look forward to working WITH all the Airtran pilots.
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