BigShotXJTdrvr
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Dewey Oxberger said:Why are we guaranteed to succeed where others have failed? First, whe are incredibly angry and unified. None of us expected to be FOs on an RJ for 5 years and we are so PO'd by management's games that many are ready to burn the house down. Still, that means nothing without the second reason, LEVERAGE. If we walk, CAL no longer serves Milwaukee, Charlotte, Louisville, Memphis, St. Louis, Palm Springs, Toronto, Montreal, and many smaller cities. XJT mgt. will not settle until told to by CAL. We are merely a shell corporation, and a strike by us would likely put CAL in Ch.11 in a matter of days. So when Gordo and Co. feel CAL's public image (best place to work, so our mgt. keeps telling us) is being tarnished too much by our soon to be unleashed PR blitz, only then will XJT come back to the table and pay the piper.
Dewey, I agree we have a lot leverage at the moment, but CAL can put a 737 into most of those cities to maintain some kind of market share. They would take a bloodbath in losses to do it in most cases, but they can still fly where ever they want, and it wouldn't be struck work. They sold all the tickets. They're their routes. They can e-sub if they want to, and they will in the most lucrative markets. But their operation would look a lot like it did in the late 80's early 90's, and we all know how well that was working. Came close to bankruptcy #3. I think CAL must be trying to set some kind of record for Ch. 11 filings.