I assure you that there are plenty of junior captains on the E190. I can name 5 right off the top of my head that have less than 5 years with the company. I know of at least 3 E190 captains who got displaced, and they are junior to myself. Some senior people bid the E190, but at least 3 of them I know did it so that they could transfer onto the Republic certificate, and will transfer out of MKE as soon as possible. There are a few corporate and training issues preventing their immediate move between bases. Denver is going senior. MKE is going quite junior.
Republic pilots have stood their ground in relation to higher pay as much as the law allows. We will press for substantial pay increases in contract negotiations. We are also working on establishing a 100 seat payscale for the E190. Our current CBA does not require a 100 seat payscale to be in place prior to operating the aircraft with 100 seats, but there is a timetable. For obvious reasons the company is dragging its heels as much as possible, but at this point, both sides are still operating within the provisions of the CBA. Once the timetable outlines within our CBA is violated, then we the pilots at RAH have more options which we will pursue. But we are not there yet.
I know we all want an immediate resolution, but the real world moves much more slowly. The expectation of immediate gratification is the biggest flaw in our modern culture. Please take the time at hand to educate yourself and come up with solutions that RAH and Midwest pilots can actually use to improve our collective circumstance.
