Mesaba Class and NWA Mechanics

[flap operator]

The only way I can see XJ mgmt approaching labor for give backs is if NWA guts the ASA so much that XJ cannot make a profit. XJ already has a tiny operating margin compared to Chautauqua, PNCL and the others. IF NWA comes to XJ for an even further decrease in that profit margin, there is only one place for XJ mgmt to turn and that is to labor. And they'll probably pick on the pilots the most, as usual.


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[LivinDaDream]

I'm just wondering what the XJ concessions were when the NWA Pilot's walked??

Can you help me there sf3boy??

 

[sf3boy]

I believe that the union negotiated a cut in the 75 hour guarantee to "help Mesaba in that trying time."

I could be way off though. I just remember flying with some of the captains that were here then and some were pretty po'd about it.

 

[LivinDaDream]

sf3boy,

Not too sure what they were po'ed about???

The choice was furlough for all(we shut down) OR 37.5 hours guarantee for Cpts and 40 for FO's. Pilots had the option of furlough if they wanted. I'd say that is a good deal and I was here then. It sucked that we were shut down, but since we got paid to stay home, I'd say that was better than the other alternative.

For that paid furlough, we agreed to get back to work quickly once the strike was resolved.

 

[sf3boy]

That's right. Sorry about the mix up. I forgot that it was a furlough threat.

On the other hand, I would have maybe taken the management up on their offer. I'm available to work. Contract says I get 75 hours, not one less. Contract also stated that the company had to give 2 weeks notice of any furlough, and another 2 weeks for recall. (this in our FA's contract was one of the main factors of us not going on strike)

This being said, I don't know how long those greedy NWA pilots walked for to stop $17/hr Avro FO's from stealing their -9 flying.

 

[Monster Buck]

We (Mesaba)won't give up one red cent. NWA will ask us and 9E to do MORE flying to makeup for the reduced # of ac NWA will have available due to the outsourcing of any MX. That is only if there is a long strike. I highly doubt that NWA will outsource 100 of its MX forever. NWA will have to watch out for what, if any, extra flying can be allowed by its pilot's agreements.

Also in 98, it was nice to get money and not have to work at all. That wasn't just a pure gift. There is a difference between letting us stay idle during a break in the action and shutting down and starting back up the whole airline. That comes from furloughing an entire airline.