Have been following the Amerijet strike closely since it started. The boards over at PPrune are a good source of information and debate.
It has now come to the point where the freight forwarders have started using other operators to move the freight which originally was bound for Amerijet. I believe they are currently using CargoJet based out of Canada.
There is arguement that CargoJet have undermined the strike action however I believe that the freight forwarders themselves have taken on CargoJet directly and Amerijet management have actually lost all revenue from any of that freight being moved. Originally there were accusations Amerijet themselves had employed CargoJet and were still banking some dollars.
On a personal level I wouldn't like to work anywhere that basic toilet amenities were not provided so I do feel sympathetic to their cause. A friend of mine who was a military and now a civilian pilot in the US was only just saying recently that pilots are not treated very well over there whereas pilots seem to be given great respect in other parts of the world.
Keep in mind the pilots of the Continental Dash 8 fatal accident in Buffalo, NY were only being paid approximately USD$22,000 a year. Even if converted to Australian dollars that still strikes me as extremely low for a qualified professional pilot.
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