bvt1151
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BoilerUP said:Don't forget to mention Comair's contract was negotiated pre-9/11 while Chautauqua's was two years after.
This is not a valid argument, especially since CHQ never even lost a penny through it all. The effects of 9/11 as they pertain to pilot contracts are purely economical. CHQ did not experience the economical effects of 9/11 mainly due to their contract flying arrangements.
I have one question - did YOU see "it" coming? If so, and you are so concerned and affected by all that has gone on, why did you sit idly by and not tell the oblivions at CHQ who failed to see what you seem to find so obvious? Isn't hindsight a lovely thing?
Very valid point. In fact, I'll even take it a step further and say that I did not see Comair's pay freeze coming at the signing of the last Comair contract (where we would have last had the ability to prevent such a freeze). But not seeing and preventing Comair's future issues are the fault of the Comair pilots, just as not seeing and preventing CHQ's future issues are the fault of the CHQ pilots.
I.P. Freley said:What WERE the CHQ pilots supposed to do to "prevent" the company from starting another certificate? Short of hiring hit men to eliminate all of upper management? Gas everyone at HQ, maybe?
It only took you two more sentences to answer your own question.
Seems to me they did exactly what they could, which is prevent any flying done for the entire RAH empire from being flown by anyone that is not on THEIR seniority list... Thus preventing the possibility of a b-scale or another list for whipsaw purposes.
In fact you list the very thing that should have been done, years ago. Could you have seen it? yes. Should you? perhaps. Did I? No, Not when you signed your last contract, but it still does not change the fact that your substandard contract is the fault of no other pilot group than CHQ.
Perhaps you think I'm blaming the problems at Comair on the CHQ pilots? You didn't make it any easier on us, but ultimitely the problems at Comair are due to Comair pilots lack of adequate prevention. The same applies to CHQ.