Originally Posted by
Left Coaster
It sucked for you so it should suck for everyone? Is that how we move forward? No wonder CEO's of Canadian airlines keep beating the masses down. It's too easy.
Way to oversimplify the issue.
Here's the harsh truth - we don't have to like it but it's reality. Union negotiators do not go to the table to negotiate on behalf of people who are not yet on the seniority list. Never have and never will. Every one of them paid their dues at the low end of the pay scale. The company puts a bucket of money on the table and in truth, doesn't much care how it gets divided up. Both sides will have little motivation to change until such time as the company has to start cancelling flights because they can't hire enough people. Even then, it will take a creative approach, such as signing bonuses for new hires who stay on for a set period of time like some regionals are doing in the USA.