Ironically, it seems the company will go out of business more quickly with a decert vote. Who would go there?
Explain your logic?
No. Worked here without a contract and know that scenario is not in the best interest of the average pilot. I have my apps in just in case.
It's not my post but I think most of us understand what he means.
It will be interesting to see how many of the extreme volume of PRIA requests that keep piling up lead to actual resignations. Many of them are reported to be from people who are just setting up a fall back plan. It's not that they really want to leave but they know they will either be forced out or simply can't sustain their career here with out a union. Who really wants to stay and do 14/10 days or 8/6 rotations for the rest of their life in a "like it or leave" scenario regardless of the money. Most are realize it will only take a year or two at a place like SWA or even Spirit to get back to where they are financially.
If the decert crowd wins plan on mass exodus. Interestingly, even if the union prevails this decert campaign has opened people's eyes up to the fact with this management team in place and their constant obstruction, they still might want to leave. So either way this decert campaign and it's tone coupled with their extreme obstruction over the past 3 years has been management's worst nightmare but their too stubborn to see it.
Maybe that's why these letters from Rick and posts from Lumpsum seem so desperate. They think the huge volume of PRIA means the vote is tight so their going after votes. What they refuse to realize is the PRIA requests mean they've already lost no matter what happens.
Beyond that, the company itself is at stake depending on the type of CPR they use to resuscitate it. Lumpsum claims there will be a 20% raise on June 1 if we decertify. He also claims he's not management so how can he be so sure?
But even if they raised pay high enough to attract a bevy of candidates they can't train them fast enough if there's a mass exodus.
Remember inexperienced, swiftly trained pilots pencil whipped through checkrides like in the old days of Options will also start happening. As will slacking maintenance.
One fatal accident will also kill this company mostly because it will have been so predictable.