Originally Posted by
Scoop
Gloopy,
I basically agree with everything you say but "demanding" is not really a strategy. I will play devils advocate here:
DALPA passionately argues 1-7 above.
The company says we can only give you 15% up front and 3% per year for 4 years.
DALPA says but we "demand" more. See 1-7 above.
The company repeats, we can only give you 15% up front and 3% per year
for 4 years.
RLA kicks in and the years roll by.
I repeat - I don't disagree with your reasoning - but we need more of a strategy than "demanding." I understand that you probably would not want to publicly lay out a proposed strategy on a public forum (Sun Tzu would not approve) but we all need to start about thinking about it.
Scoop
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15% up front the first year, and the 3 additional % per year for the next 4 years? I was told by an LEC member up North to expect ONLY 15% TOTAL. Some of them think that's all we can expect, or all THEY expect. Fill out that DPA card to help add a bit of pressure to our union, and make sure they negotiate for us, and not just manage our expectations.