SWA today like the airline in the book, "Nuts!"?

[madjack]

-9cpt, in other words SWAPA was not going to support AAI-ALPA and it's decisions regarding SLI negotiations...ALPA desired arbitration, SWAPA did not, the fact that SWAPA's goals were aligned with the company was fortuitous....

 

[madjack]

I agree SWAPA would never strike, but I believe the company valued our goodwill...

 

[-9Capt]

I'm confused 9Capt. Then why were MOST of the AirTran pilots overly excited about being purchased by Southwest?

Was it..

A- Getting SW pay and work rules vs. what you had?
B- Getting rid of your horrible management team?
C- Working for a more stable company with a long history of success?
D- All of the above.

E- none of the above


I can only speak for myself but I never applied to SW or had a desire to work there. I'll always believe that my seniority was stolen from me through lies and threats. The fact don't lie, GK however...

Anyway, I'm done with this for a while. Take it easy.

 

[madjack]

Quitter

 

[waveflyer]

How many AirTran pilots were stapled below them? I forget?

Well it took me 4 years AFTER I turned down air tran to get the SWA job so...not enough-

Sl9 was closer-

 

[PCL_128]

That's hilarious PCL.

So you would have liked more seniority AND to almost double your salary

After three years of this nonsense, you still aren't listening, red. I never cared about your pay rates, or the rest of your CBA, for that matter. I only cared about the seniority. I didn't feel entitled to anything that I didn't already have.

 

[waveflyer]

So why did you leave pinnacle for air tran PCL?

You had a lot more seniority there....

 

[PCL_128]

So why did you leave pinnacle for air tran PCL?

You had a lot more seniority there....

Primarily QOL issues. Being based at home means everything. Not to mention that there is next to zero job security when your airplanes have some other company's name painted on the side with the words "connection" or "link" appended.

 

[GoodTimes]

So AAI was your idea of job security?

 

[vixin]

So AAI was your idea of job security?

Yeah how did that work out for him? Now he will be gone. I bet if I set up an account for charity he would have donated all the extra money. Right!