cactusboy53
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One big problem with the KP is a lack of aircraft utilization rates. We currently have min rates in our contract and the company violated our contract to go below the minimum while we had pilots on furlough! If they would do it then I'm guessing they would really take advantage of it if it weren't even in the contract meaning furloughing pilots. Like you said Cactusboy, there are many other parts of it that need to to be negotiated so will the end result still be called the "Kirby Proposal" if every section is differant? It is so bad we have to start from scratch.
Charlie;
I'm trying to understand your rationalization. In a time that the economy is just starting to recover (ever so barely), and we are experiencing record loads & slight profits.....you are telling me that it's going to be DOH or Separate Operations w/ LOA 93 so as to hog tie the company to the keep aircraft utilization where it's at?
Again I say, our NAC is NEGOTIATING AWAY from many of the tenets of the KP. Why would anyone do that.....with the possible exception to "buy" a DOH contract from the company?? You will not get DOH, and USAPA is buying only DELAY with our dues money.
Our contract in PHX isn't too bad. The KP is basically that with some improvements. If USAPA would STOP chasing it's tail, we could all get a better contract with at least the DAL pay (working together).
BTW....DAL is getting ready to negotiate a SECOND contract after the merge with NWAL. The ONLY way LEGALLY to a new contract is the acceptance of the Nicolau award and a strong joint force at the negotiating table. It's your choice.....move forward or watch EVERYONE ELSE move well past you.
Any LCC Embraer Captains out there??? JETBLUE Embraer senior captains are making $143 and hour!!! American Eagle & Skywest are so tight on crew that they are paying 200-300% credit.....A $75 hour RJ captain is making $150-$225 an hour to move 50 people around in an RJ!
When will you be ready to move in the right direction?