In all reality, I would venture to say that most mainline pilots don't really care what is going on at the regionals. They're probably not a big fan of the regionals as we have taken many of there jobs; so why would they care when regional pilots begin taking other regional pilots job's. Right or wrong it's more or less the way it is. They've got better things to worry about, and the managers that are doing the hiring at majors aren't apt to hire a hard core sink the company bitter union guy from tsa. I personally know of a few scenarios at continental where a bitter tsa guy was turned away at the interview and then a gojet guy was hired when he interviewed next.
The reason we all came to the regionals was to go to the majors, and the way to do that is by making yourself look more marketable on paper. What tsa management did was crooked; however, expected. Hulas hasn't changed and he never will. I too was upset by the whole thing intially as a tsa guy, but eventually you have to put the emotions aside and look at the facts; we all chose to go to work for Hulas way back when. I came to tsa because it's close to home and when I came it was suppose to be a quick upgrade. I didn't come because I was a major fan of HK and wanted to retire working for him...this is a stepping stone to MUCH better things.
Just food for thought, why would a third year pay fo, such as myself at tsa hold onto a counter productive grudge towards go jet and sit on reserve waiting to get furloughed (many more furloughs are to be expected) while just across the hall guys off the street are taking the upgrade that we've rightfully earned since gojet is virtually the same company. I would rather put the emotion aside, take a logical look at the situation, and walk across the hall and claim my left seat since I already work for Hulas anyways. To those that say this would be joining a whipsaw and an alter-ego, myself and many others would say, I'm already a part of a whip saw and an alter-ego at tsa, just not by my choice. Tsa is definately a sinking ship, and if gojet is the closest lifeboat i'm not going to drown. I'm not starting at the bottom of a list to wait another three years for upgrade, I already put my three years in for Hulas so I'm taking the upgrade. To tack another three years onto the process would be the same as taking a three quarter million dollar loss over the remainder of my career when you take 3 years off of the higher earnings before I retire.
I have many many good friends at tsa and I've faithfully sat with alpa through this whole fiasco, but unfortunately we can't win them all. The judge has made his ruling, the gavel has fallen, it's time for us to take the next step forward in our career.
Now before someone blasts another militant and sarcastic remark which is inevitable, stop and analyze the situation. There are already 48 pilots on furlough, In August there will be 12 more for a total of 60. There is still the very likely fact that there will be an additional 32 in September for a new total of 92 pilots out of a job! This is not even to mention the backwards movement on the fo list caused by downgraded captains in the coming months with an additional 10 in August. I will be out of a job by the end of the summer.
This is all I have to say about this matter and for me the issue is now closed.
Good luck to all
