Several of former co-workers are among the top tier of the Compass folks and had been looking forward to the flow-thru.
That being said, historically flow-thrus have been an iffy proposition at best. For every one that was reasonably successful (CoEx), there were some that were absolute disasters (Eagle). I believe Horizon also had one that did little for the employee group - I could be mistaken on this.
I'm keeping my fingers crossed for my old mates, as they are good people who would be great workers for DL.
That being said, I disagree with the logic of keeping it open in the name of "career expectations" or that they were hired "while the flow was in place." If you want to talk "career expectations," tell me about somebody hired at Eagle in 2000, and how well it has turned out of them - likely that person is still in the right seat of the ERJ. Heck, even with CoEx, there were hundreds of guys hired with the flow-thru to CAL in place who never got the chance to flow up because XJT was spun off.
The folks I knew who went to Compass in 2007/2008 went in with a skeptical attitude towards the flow-thru - most told me they'd believe it if it happened but they weren't holding their breath. Low and behold, things worked out alright and it was about to happen, but to keep the flow-thru open for the entire Compass seniority list isn't right. The landscape changed around the Compass people, the company got sold and the agreement ends.
That being said, historically flow-thrus have been an iffy proposition at best. For every one that was reasonably successful (CoEx), there were some that were absolute disasters (Eagle). I believe Horizon also had one that did little for the employee group - I could be mistaken on this.
I'm keeping my fingers crossed for my old mates, as they are good people who would be great workers for DL.
That being said, I disagree with the logic of keeping it open in the name of "career expectations" or that they were hired "while the flow was in place." If you want to talk "career expectations," tell me about somebody hired at Eagle in 2000, and how well it has turned out of them - likely that person is still in the right seat of the ERJ. Heck, even with CoEx, there were hundreds of guys hired with the flow-thru to CAL in place who never got the chance to flow up because XJT was spun off.
The folks I knew who went to Compass in 2007/2008 went in with a skeptical attitude towards the flow-thru - most told me they'd believe it if it happened but they weren't holding their breath. Low and behold, things worked out alright and it was about to happen, but to keep the flow-thru open for the entire Compass seniority list isn't right. The landscape changed around the Compass people, the company got sold and the agreement ends.
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