JoeMerchant
ASA pilot
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Phony Marconi said:It's clear to everyone that, if the union at ASA had any power at all, they would have gotten the contract resolved within about 2 years of its amendable date.
The 4+ years of absolutely NO progress is just a clear signal from management, and an affirmation by pilots, that the union is powerless.....dead.
The threat of a "work stoppage" does not exist. Any ASA pilot with other options has, or will soon, leave ASA. Those who remain are too desperate for a job and, unlike pilots during mainline strikes, have no savings to fall back on during a strike: their families would literally starve.
Further, most regional pilots are still chasing the mirage, believing that this job is a valuable time-builder to a high-paying mainline seat, ignoring the fact that there are about 20 regional pilots for every one (1) seat at a major....most will never get a chance. A perfect pyramid scheme, upon the hopes of which a few lucky owners/CEO's are making millions.
If a strike were to miraculously materialize, the flying would instantly be shifted elsewhere. There is no longer a "struck work" concept, as regional airlines have been cleverly de-branded and intermingled since the 90's. The airline would go away and everyone, including management, would lose.
Our poker hand is incredibly weak, and plainly visible to the bosses. So they have no fear that a strike could happen. Their jobs are secure for now, since we are such a profitable component of the Delta system. And they'll go on spewing their smokescreens for another 4 years.....
BINGO!