And before you guys start, I don't think CHQ new hires are Scabs, it is simply a thought provoking tiltle!
Although I think is sucks, the fact is that ExpressJet has lost 69 aircraft worth of flying to a lower bidder. They will, unfortunately for the ExpressJet pilots, furlough about 700 of their pilots. Positions that will be taken by new hire CHQ pilots. And, there is no other market for the ERJ's but CHQ.
Doesn't that remind anyone of the GJ deal? There are some differences, but unlike the GJ deal where the pilots at TSA were deprived of growth, here CHQ pilots are taking the jobs of soon to be furloughed ExpressJet pilots.
Seems to me that is a little more serious than what happened at TSA/GJ, where no one lost their job and new positions were created, although those positions also came from other pilot groups like ACA and AWAC that previously lost the flying.
Don't get me wrong, I don't blame the CHQ new hires anymore than I blame the GJ new hires. They did not instigate this! It is management that continues to implement their "divide and conquer strategy" handing flying to the lowest bidder.
Instead of fighting amongst ourselves, we should think long and hard as to how to challenge this Mgmt strategy. As I mentioned before, we should encourage ALPA and IBT to come up with universal airline standards for work rules and universal standards for compensation based on the number of seats flown. This is the only way I see to stop this continued race to the bottom.
Good luck guys!
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Although I think is sucks, the fact is that ExpressJet has lost 69 aircraft worth of flying to a lower bidder. They will, unfortunately for the ExpressJet pilots, furlough about 700 of their pilots. Positions that will be taken by new hire CHQ pilots. And, there is no other market for the ERJ's but CHQ.
Doesn't that remind anyone of the GJ deal? There are some differences, but unlike the GJ deal where the pilots at TSA were deprived of growth, here CHQ pilots are taking the jobs of soon to be furloughed ExpressJet pilots.
Seems to me that is a little more serious than what happened at TSA/GJ, where no one lost their job and new positions were created, although those positions also came from other pilot groups like ACA and AWAC that previously lost the flying.
Don't get me wrong, I don't blame the CHQ new hires anymore than I blame the GJ new hires. They did not instigate this! It is management that continues to implement their "divide and conquer strategy" handing flying to the lowest bidder.
Instead of fighting amongst ourselves, we should think long and hard as to how to challenge this Mgmt strategy. As I mentioned before, we should encourage ALPA and IBT to come up with universal airline standards for work rules and universal standards for compensation based on the number of seats flown. This is the only way I see to stop this continued race to the bottom.
Good luck guys!
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