New AAI ALPA Strategy: Fire SWA Haters!

[Tripower455]

Originally Posted by -9Capt
This 12yr Capt made just a hair over $200K + $20K to the Bfund. Never touched opentime, just used the system.

That's an easy 12 day/month line at straight pay, with no system gaming at all over here. Enjoy it.....

 

[-9Capt]

That's an easy 12 day line at straight pay over here. Enjoy it.....

Great. I'm looking forward to working there. I hope the pay/ benefits you have now will continue indefinitely. As anyone who's been in this business long enough will tell you, things have a tendency to change. Hopefully SWA will be the exception.

 

[RLAblows]

Why is it so hard for trannies to understand? Some of us are fine with arbitration. Why shouldnt we be?

Seems like you are painting with a pretty broad brush considering there has only been around 3 AirTran people posting on the last 5 pages.

I personally want to thank all of you for your tireless efforts in solving our SLI. Without your dedication I don't think we'll be able to reach a fair agreement.

"All aboard the broken record express, next stop, beat the dead horse, then continuing on to redundancy"

Keep up the hard work guys, but if you're going to keep banging your heads against the wall, please wear your helmets.

 

[Tripower455]

Great. I'm looking forward to working there. I hope the pay/ benefits you have now will continue indefinitely. As anyone who's been in this business long enough will tell you, things have a tendency to change. Hopefully SWA will be the exception.

As a 2nd generation airline pilot with 25 years in the biz (8 airlines), I am aware that things change. The AT acquisition is a great example.

It's also given me some perspective on what we have and what you're getting, and I have a hard time understanding some of your attitudes.

 

[slaquer5]

Looks like I have groopies.

Ha not even close, but if I dare to post any info. that someone posted on themselves, clr4 will threaten to ban me for giving out that info. That is why I posted your reply.

 

[-9Capt]

As a 2nd generation airline pilot with 25 years in the biz (8 airlines), I am aware that things change. The AT acquisition is a great example.

It's also given me some perspective on what we have and what you're getting, and I have a hard time understanding some of your attitudes.

It's not an attitude, it's a difference of opinion.

You said that you're "aware that things change". I'm aware of that also. Things like CBA's change every few years, guaranteed. Seniority, not so much.

What happens in a few years when SWA buys Alaska and you guys take a pay cut. I'm not saying it's definitely going to happen, but knowing this biz it's certainly possible.

Don't take this crap seriously, it's FI for Christ sake.

 

[Tripower455]

It's not an attitude, it's a difference of opinion.

Nope. It's an attitude. Whether you'll admit it or not, you guys have the opportunity to get one of the most sought after airline jobs in the world, without jumping through the hoops that every other SW pilot had to jump through, and 1000's of other pilots would love to jump through right now. Many of you guys here on FI are treating it as if you're getting hosed, and that WE are the enemy, when frankly, we have far more to lose than you do.

See the above responses to my innocuous post to Ty. Yours included.

You said that you're "aware that things change". I'm aware of that also. Things like CBA's change every few years, guaranteed. Seniority, not so much.

My seniority was certainly not forever. I, like most airline pilots, started at the bottom of the list every time I started over.

What happens in a few years when SWA buys Alaska and you guys take a pay cut. I'm not saying it's definitely going to happen, but knowing this biz it's certainly possible.

Who knows? What happens in a few months when GH get fenced in to wither on the vine? What happens when an arbitrator comes up with a completely arbitrary "solution", that you don't like? What happens when you lose your captain seat?

Not saying any of this is gonna happen, "but knowing this biz it's certainly possible."

You can "what if" all you want.

The fact is that SW has been consistently profitable since the early '70's and you are gonna reap huge benefits by being part of it, as have all the VJ/AT guys that left to come here over the years. It's a big career step up for the AT guys, regardless of where you end up on the list.

Don't take this crap seriously, it's FI for Christ sake.

I haven't taken anything on FI seriously since I joined to get the answers to a certain home study exam years ago.

The SLI will be taken care of by the NCs.

 

[GuppyWN]

The Stanley Cup finals are starting!

Gup

 

[scoreboardII]

There are home study exams?

 

[Tripower455]

There are home study exams?

There were 8.5 years ago when I joined FI!