You guys ever heard of Gojets and Trans States? Well their scope was not tied to the holding company and Hulas was able to whipsaw the Trans States pilots thus, not giving them the 70 seat flying that initially belonged to them. The arbitrator ruled against the TSA MEC since scope was not tied to the holding company therefore GJ was legal in the eyes of the law. They are still flying today with off the street captains in lots of cases. Gojets was hiring while Trans States was furloughing! How you like them apples?
Do you think this could happen at AirTran or any other company for that matter? My bet is that yes it could if pilots and MECs allow it. It's cheaper and it's profitable. Let's keep in mind that a CEO's job is to make money. How he or she does it in the end, is of little consequence to himself and his stockholders. With the exception of a few select companies, this is the law of the land in boardrooms. It's up to us to not let these bad things happen and to negotiate a good wage for ourselves.
Do you think this could happen at AirTran or any other company for that matter? My bet is that yes it could if pilots and MECs allow it. It's cheaper and it's profitable. Let's keep in mind that a CEO's job is to make money. How he or she does it in the end, is of little consequence to himself and his stockholders. With the exception of a few select companies, this is the law of the land in boardrooms. It's up to us to not let these bad things happen and to negotiate a good wage for ourselves.
