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No that is not what our pilots are saying. This was a strike authorization vote. It simply means that our MEC is empowered to call a strike if an agreement can not be reached after further negotiations (and possibly a proffer of arbitatration runs its course).Firehoser said:So 92% of the pilot group feels that working conditions, pay, and treatment are so bad, so oppressive, so slavelike, that they would rather walk off the job, quit, lose their seniority, their schedule, and start all over for another carrier at first year pay rather than continue to negotiate - that is effectively what you are saying by voting yes.
The pilots have not had an opportunity to vote on a contract.
The ASA pilots have spoken that a contract with no scope, which does not bind our company and which includes provisions to deny First Officers a living wage is not going to be accepted.
Management wanted to take this to the pilots - now they have their reply. I'm hopeful Management will be reasonable, but if they aren't, then we will walk.