I finally had to let sail an email of a different shade. Many people have been reading the threads and posts over these last few years of "negotiations" and there have been the occasional voices of reasons that quietly point out what we should all be working towards. Most of us know that we are blessed in life too....
So. What about the owners of our company--our REAL employers that sit in the back seats of our respective aircraft? They are the company we really work for. NJA does not own anything except a brand, a logo, a long-term lease on a big hangar in CMH, a lease on a building in Okatie, SC., and some consumable office supplies... "Our" airplanes are owned by the folks that sit in the back, just like any corporate job. We owe it to them to remain a fiscally sound group that provides professional, efficient, enjoyable, and safe transport. Service is all we’ve got to sell. All these airplanes with matching paint schemes will remain---and there will always be a group of qualified individuals willing to operate them. RTS has always felt that many of the NJA folks were woefully underpaid. The union folks would NEVER let that sentiment escape out onto the mean streets of dis-information. RTS could also never give us a 100 percent raise either. NO ONE would work for another fractional provider, it would cease all growth within this industry, and the people that can afford to buy/buy into turbine aircraft would just create their own smaller time-share/managed aircraft DBA’s. Be thoughtful, be considerate to others, consider truth. Is it fair to all concerned? Will it build a better relationship and create additional good will? And will it be beneficial to all concerned?
And finally, consider how much we all enjoy the level of “service” that we all suffer through as we commute on the airlines to and from work. That same level of airline service guarantees us job security…for now.
So. What about the owners of our company--our REAL employers that sit in the back seats of our respective aircraft? They are the company we really work for. NJA does not own anything except a brand, a logo, a long-term lease on a big hangar in CMH, a lease on a building in Okatie, SC., and some consumable office supplies... "Our" airplanes are owned by the folks that sit in the back, just like any corporate job. We owe it to them to remain a fiscally sound group that provides professional, efficient, enjoyable, and safe transport. Service is all we’ve got to sell. All these airplanes with matching paint schemes will remain---and there will always be a group of qualified individuals willing to operate them. RTS has always felt that many of the NJA folks were woefully underpaid. The union folks would NEVER let that sentiment escape out onto the mean streets of dis-information. RTS could also never give us a 100 percent raise either. NO ONE would work for another fractional provider, it would cease all growth within this industry, and the people that can afford to buy/buy into turbine aircraft would just create their own smaller time-share/managed aircraft DBA’s. Be thoughtful, be considerate to others, consider truth. Is it fair to all concerned? Will it build a better relationship and create additional good will? And will it be beneficial to all concerned?
And finally, consider how much we all enjoy the level of “service” that we all suffer through as we commute on the airlines to and from work. That same level of airline service guarantees us job security…for now.
