You contradict yourself. Sounds like you shouldn't have quit your job flying the mail.
Really? Sounds like you need a lesson in deductive reasoning.
The contract that is sent to the pilots for ratification is a DIRECT result of what the NC is able to get out of the company.
That's correct, and the NC and BOD have been directed by the Wilson Polling numbers not to bring a concessionary contract. Therefore, until the NC is able to get a decent contract out of the company, they are compelled not to bring it to vote.
Make sense yet, or would you like a little more education regarding the RLA and collective bargaining?
Incidentally, hauling the mail is something I wouldn't have given up except to go to the majors. If you knew anything about it, you'd know that every carrier running USPS Priority Mail was given a pink slip after FedEx was given the contract several years before it was due to be bid again.
But then again, given your knowledge of the industry, I'm not surprised you don't know that.
Reality?
The sad reality is that we've systematically had our contract dismantled over the last 5 years. Management has been using our contract as toilet paper. And in your opinion, because I make over 100K, this is acceptable?
Personally I don't like being taken advantage of regardless of how much I make. Please do us a favor and never apply to AirTran, we have enough limp wristed, company sympathizers already.
That, also, is 100% true.
It doesn't mean, however, that we're going to have a "concessionary contract rammed down our throat", it just means the company is playing hardball. Coming out of the Redtail system I'm pretty used to these kinds of games.
uke:
Many of those, in and of themselves, are illegal work actions. Especially not calling for a gate, cleaning, catering, etc. Those ARE part of your job.
Show me where it says that I must do any of that in the FOM.
It's not in the FOM, it's simply something that is part of this job and the professional in me refuses to do anything less. I'll do my job 100%, but I'll also go 100% by the book, as the FAA expects me to do, and hope and expect the Captains I'm flying with to do the same.
Alaska had their contract shoved down their throats because they chose to go to binding arbitration, it was thier choice to do that.. BTW.. I believe they also got those $204 per hr pay raises because of binding aribitration... If we don't choose to go to binding arbitration, then guess what, the company can't shove chit down our throats that we don't vote on.
Exactly.
Besides, AAI could lose several million for 4Q and still make more than they did last year. AAI isn't gonna go anywhere in the near future.. Will the AirTran name be around forever? Maybe not, but, I would't expect the same fate as Easter, and Braniff.
Pretty much agree with this, too.
We will get a contract someday. But probably not anytime soon, especially with what is going on at DAL and USAir.. AAI management is just stalling, and really, what do you expect them to do, they are in the business to keep the airline making money. And thats what they are doing.
They actually have a FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY to the stockholders to do EXACTLY what they're doing... minimizing expenses for as long as they can. Every month they don't sign a contract giving us even basic COLA increases is another month at the old rates. Makes them a LOT of money, what incentive do they have to give us a new contract that costs them more?
