Comair Strike Vote???

[makersmarc]

Talk of a strike vote at CMR is very premature, though we'll be ready if/when the time comes.

 

[flaps30]

no way....

Comair will not strike, never. You just lost over 25% of your flying, the other 75% could just as easily be flown by Republic or Mesa. Ask the NW mechs if it worked ? You can and will be replaced.

 

[fugghedabowdit]

Comair will not strike, never. You just lost over 25% of your flying, the other 75% could just as easily be flown by Republic or Mesa. Ask the NW mechs if it worked ? You can and will be replaced.

Overnight? Will Delta survive until that all happens? Will Republic and Mesa fly struck routes? Does Delta want the negative press? It may be our last best hope, and if it ultimately comes down to this, there is nothing left here anyway. Thats the difference between here and mainline, anyone can go get another 30-50K a year job with crappy health care and no retirement, and be home every night. At mainline, the income is much harder to replace.

BTW, we didn't just lose 25% of our flying. We lost 25% of CVG, which is about 8% of our flying.

 

[DAL737FO]

Here is an honest question since I don't know. We all know what the definition of struck work is by union definition. How does that bear with a company that is not union? For instance XYZ company goes on strike at ABC hub. Also at ABC hub there is MNO company that is non union and has over lapping routes to company XYZ. Since there is no union at MNO company would it be considered struck work or just taking advantage of the plight of another company? I know that some pilots at some 135 operators were talking about not flying NetJets passengers if the NetJets pilots went on strike, however I think that they wouldn't have a leg to stand on when they got fired for refusing a trip.

 

[FDJ2]

Nobody is gonna strike no mater what happens with their contract. Idle threat and Delta mgnt knows it.

Can you name an ALPA carrier that hasn't struck when its contract was rejected?

 

[saab fixr]

Im surprised that you folks dont think for a moment that management is already preparing for such a strike? Much like the dispute between ACA and united When are you all going to learn your going to lose that battle. To say that delta wont survive is not only a foolish statment but one that is not well thought out !! There are many people that would step in and take your jobs Can you say GO jets and others? No one is that important anymore to any company its all about the money !!

 

[OCP]

Im surprised that you folks dont think for a moment that management is already preparing for such a strike? Much like the dispute between ACA and united When are you all going to learn your going to lose that battle. To say that delta wont survive is not only a foolish statment but one that is not well thought out !! There are many people that would step in and take your jobs Can you say GJs and others? No one is that important anymore to any company its all about the money !!

Really... Don't know if you've seen ATL lately, but if ASA stopped flying one day Delta would grind to a near halt that same day. 80 % of ASA passengers connect to a Delta aircraft.

 

[CFIT]

The most lethal weapon a union has is to strike.

It's the only weapon it's had since the dawn of time.

Don't you think management has figured this out by now?

 

[cmrflyer]

Well they can have all the $25000 a year jobs they want, Comair will strike if we get a chance, this job is worth more than the sh!tty pay that some of the new pilots at DCI are prepared to do it for. You can have it.
So long suckers, just remember that are a lot of eager idiots at the flight schools you just left that will do "your" job for less than you.
Don't get to use to your rented apartment, you may soon have to live out of your car if you keep on lowering that bar.

 

[BenderGonzales]

You guys won't strike.

When push comes to shove mortgages have to be paid, children have to be fed.

Big talk is easy -- action is a little more tricky.

We're not in a pre-09/11 world anymore. A strike today would have a fraction of the support that it did a few years ago. You will be promptly replaced by a mix of the remaining Delta Connection feeders and maybe a few new ones. (UAL's feed in Dulles suffered only briefly with the loss of ACA).

Beating your chest on a message board is one thing. Feeding your family is quite another. If you think you can find a better job, then quit and give it a shot. I have a feeling you're going to discover what the furloughees have known now since 2001... It's a lousy environment for job hunting.

Tough it up. The rest of the industry suffered after 09/11. You were foolish if you believed that you were immune.