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That's a great point. But the concern many of us have is that our MEC believes something significantly LESS than SWA is all we can achieve, and they will open with significantly LESS than the minimum floor some of us are stating. They have given us no reason to believe otherwise and plenty of reasons to believe this is the case.Originally Posted by Dash8widget
Good points - there is a problem though. When you state what your floor is, you are basically stating the minimum you will accept. But that also means that floor is something that you WILL accept. If ALPA publishes something to the pilots stating what our minimum is, then presents the company with a much bigger request, all the company has to do is counter with that previously stated minimum - something that you already said you would accept. By stating in advance what the acceptable minimums are, you significantly weaken your bargaining position.