Singlecoil
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Now that you have declared nuclear war on both the Horizon and Alaska pilot groups by having company owned aircraft flown by non-union pilots, good luck recruiting pilots in the future.
Let's think about this for a minute. Retirements will commence again in December of 2012. Alaska has 13 aircraft being delivered from then to December of 2014, necessitating the addition of roughly 180 pilots. At least 100 pilots will be retiring in that interim from Alaska alone.
Air Group management has made it clear that they are now going to take advantage of the utter lack of scope agreements at Alaska and Horizon by outsourcing as many jobs as possible. Sure it is just 5 jets now, but there is absolutely nothing stopping them from making it 50 or 100. The shot across the bow is, "Force us to stop outsourcing!"
The next contract at Alaska will be signed in about the year 2016. Since management has made it clear that scope is going to be the issue in that contract, it will likely be for a wage freeze in exchange for scope, and that contract will be in effect for 7-8 years.
In two years, everybody is going to be hiring and most pilots will have multiple offers. Why would any pilot go to Alaska knowing that at best they will not get a raise until 2023 or if they get a raise before then, you probably gave up scope and might have your job outsourced? By the way, pensions are gone for new hires. Why wouldn't anyone go to FedEx, Southwest, Delta, United, UPS, even USAir before Alaska. USAir will have a contract before Alaska will and it will be for more money.
What does Alaska have to offer? A Seattle base? Newsflash: All of the allnighters are crewed out of Seattle. There are allnighters to MCO, MIA, three to GDL, and numerous ones from ANC to SEA and PDX. Allnighters to EWR and BOS will be returning as well. As a SEA based pilot, about 1/4 of the lines are allnighters. After 8+ years, all I can hold in SEA is an allnighter line or if I want weekends off, reserve.
Couple that with CSA's denying jumpseats to commuters and the fact that the reason that the Family Medical Leave Act had to be amended was because Alaska declared their pilots part-time workers and you get the picture.
It is truly a shame, but it is just business.
Good luck, Alaska. You are now a bottom-feeder.
Let's think about this for a minute. Retirements will commence again in December of 2012. Alaska has 13 aircraft being delivered from then to December of 2014, necessitating the addition of roughly 180 pilots. At least 100 pilots will be retiring in that interim from Alaska alone.
Air Group management has made it clear that they are now going to take advantage of the utter lack of scope agreements at Alaska and Horizon by outsourcing as many jobs as possible. Sure it is just 5 jets now, but there is absolutely nothing stopping them from making it 50 or 100. The shot across the bow is, "Force us to stop outsourcing!"
The next contract at Alaska will be signed in about the year 2016. Since management has made it clear that scope is going to be the issue in that contract, it will likely be for a wage freeze in exchange for scope, and that contract will be in effect for 7-8 years.
In two years, everybody is going to be hiring and most pilots will have multiple offers. Why would any pilot go to Alaska knowing that at best they will not get a raise until 2023 or if they get a raise before then, you probably gave up scope and might have your job outsourced? By the way, pensions are gone for new hires. Why wouldn't anyone go to FedEx, Southwest, Delta, United, UPS, even USAir before Alaska. USAir will have a contract before Alaska will and it will be for more money.
What does Alaska have to offer? A Seattle base? Newsflash: All of the allnighters are crewed out of Seattle. There are allnighters to MCO, MIA, three to GDL, and numerous ones from ANC to SEA and PDX. Allnighters to EWR and BOS will be returning as well. As a SEA based pilot, about 1/4 of the lines are allnighters. After 8+ years, all I can hold in SEA is an allnighter line or if I want weekends off, reserve.
Couple that with CSA's denying jumpseats to commuters and the fact that the reason that the Family Medical Leave Act had to be amended was because Alaska declared their pilots part-time workers and you get the picture.
It is truly a shame, but it is just business.
Good luck, Alaska. You are now a bottom-feeder.