AirTran MEC Chair message.

[GoodTimes]

How many times did we hear, "it's not about the money" in the months leading up to the SLI?

And now it is about the money?

I'm confused.

 

[PCL_128]

How many times did we hear, "it's not about the money" in the months leading up to the SLI?

And now it is about the money?

I'm confused.

For me, it was never about the money, and it still really isn't. I just want my seniority back. But, that's impossible. The pilots voted that away because they weren't willing to accept the risk. And that part of the SIA was a 3-party document, so we can't change that without SWAPA's permission, which obviously isn't going to happen. That leaves us with nothing to get except for money. It doesn't really fix the fundamental problem, but at least it would soften the blow for a lot of our pilots. Not to mention that it's just plain wrong to have a b-scale on property.

 

[GoodTimes]

You're MEC wanted to play hardball, got their arse handed to them and now you're not happy with the way things are playing out.

 

[PCL_128]

My MEC did exactly what I wanted them to do: turn down a crappy SLI proposal. The only thing I can blame them for is not firing the Merger Committee afterwards.

 

[GoodTimes]

Either way, what's done is done. Everything that's happened since is just business. Shoveling money at you to ease the pain is a pipe dream.

 

[redflyer65]

How many times did we hear, "it's not about the money" in the months leading up to the SLI?

And now it is about the money?

I'm confused.

It was a loss of hundreds of thousands of dollars for that 'no' vote. Money that will never be re-gained. Definitely not from a greivance. The pilots should have decided for themselves.

 

[Britpilot]

It doesn't help when you guys gloat at our misfortune.
I guess you are happy with the B scale airline. The divide is growing.

 

[scoreboardII]

That leaves us with nothing to get except for money. .

No one is gloating, but that leaves you with complying with the SLI YOU voted for and not crying about it.

 

[PCL_128]

That leaves you with complying with the SLI YOU voted for and not crying about it.

I didn't vote for it, so I'll "cry" about it all I want, thanks. And you seem to be missing the point here: we were lied to and mislead by management during the voting process.

 

[redflyer65]

It doesn't help when you guys gloat at our misfortune.
I guess you are happy with the B scale airline. The divide is growing.

No gloating here. Your MEC voted against the first agreement.