Mainline Express: it still exists now, but the horrible pay difference is gone --- other than the $0.25/hr "customer contact" pay. There some other, small differences. Furlough/severance pay is one. It would be nice to have MLE folded back into mainline. There is actually an advantage; in case of a furlough oin a mainline station, those affected cannot displace into an MLE station.
I am not really sure which station are MLE. BHM, PWM, BTV and maybe LGB. There are few others. (Not that CWA can be bothered to list them on its cwa.net website.)
Computer system: I cannot possibly see the combined carrier going QIK/SHARES. IMHO it is simply completely inadequate for the needs of a mega carrier. True, UAL went with SHARES but its version is, shall we say, more advanced? Moreover it does not hobble SHARES with the horrid QIK GUI overlay. The reason stated when Tempe got rid Sabre was they could dump the contract with EDS during the US bankruptcy, unlike West's SHARES. That, and that it was cheaper. (Of course, you also get what you pay for.)
Express carriers: Anyone's guess. Other than my take is that the flying side of PDT will get shafted and the company will mostly be a ground handling operation.
How many stations PDT will staff will depend on how much spine CWA has with scope. Sure, and extra buck an hour or another week's vacation are all well and good. Unless all the jobs handling Express flight are outsourced. And agents in hubs are not immune. Imagine if all those EMB-10/175s in PHL were not worked by mainline and instead worked by PDT like the CRJ-700/900s are. CWA must hold the line in the sand that 50+ seat aircraft be worked by mainline. Regardless of type.
For the ramp folks: Given the rancid job IAM has done for you, good luck. Is the ramp at AA union?
Managers: At least in customer service, I think they will not fare well. My guess is the cheapest will get to keep their jobs.
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