Bumblebee
Commodore
I guess we could just give up and allow our jumpseat to be co-opted by UAL and whichever other UAX carrier they want. Maybe next they'll not allow us to non-rev on our own aircraft.yup, then kiss your regional routes goodbye.....the regionals are stuck in between a rock and a hard place on this one, definitely!
you'd expect fair play but honestly, UAL has the upper hand because they are the ones that feed you and they are the ones that can take that food away if you don't play nice.
so it's a nice idea, to be able to fight fire with fire, but in all reality, what's it going to get you when you bite the hand that feeds?
UAL has an agreement with its UAX carriers, which it has breached. UALPA MEC is complicit in this situation and has decided that there is no downside to violating our agreements. This action has come after negotiations have stalled, with UALPA MEC taking the side of UAL. I have now had conversations with a couple UAL pilots who agree that UALPA MEC needs to stop its support of this violation of our jumpseat agreement.
I do not like this situation, and UAX pilots did not cause it.
I hope that cooler heads will prevail, but sometimes you have to get someone's attention before they will listen to reason.