I getting a bit tired of discussing this but...
your scope means nothing. Swapa would've signed away those rights in half a second if management promised to slowly dismantle AirTran, take their assets, furlough their pilots and grow SW organically with the assets aquired from airtran.
All of...
Honestly I don't give a crap either way. Eventual integration was a foregone conclusion and the threats to the contrary were obvious BS...a negotiating ploy
What?
You're making massive assumptions and putting words in my mouth. I didn't say or infer any of that. However there is a reason swapa went to great lengths to avoid arbitration.
Correct.
Pilot integration is different.
Always has been.
There are factors involved like mandatory retirement age and CA vs FO that other employee groups don't have to consider. A flight attendant is a flight attendant, a mechanic is a mechanic. A pilot is an FO or a CA with a known...
That's not something we'll likely agree upon. That was a decision for an arbitrator to make, except your side decided to be Scumbbags about it. Congrats, you won. Enjoy the seniority and capt seats.
So the threats by management of a "plan B" and an "alternate plan" had no influence on how the AirTran pilots voted? It didn't change the outcome. Is that what you're saying?
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You're either lying or you're stupid.
Go read SL6. It's on the SWAPA website. The very same agreement that talks about -800 pay and international flying mentions the AirTran integration. It's right there in black and white smart guy.
I'll be happy to post it for all to read if you prefer.
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