Originally Posted by
alfaromeo
A rare occurrence, when 88 and I agree.
Well, mostly.
Originally Posted by
alfaromeo
In C2K we got both higher compensation and better scope.
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Originally Posted by
alfaromeo
In letter 46,51 we got lower compensation and worse scope.
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Originally Posted by
alfaromeo
In the JCBA we got higher compensation and better scope.
[Sound of brakes screeching] Whoa. What did we improve in scope, and how many jobs did it bring back to mainline? And while "higher compensation" is a technically accurate statement, it was essentially a COLA to our bankruptcy/emergency rates. Buying power consistent with our bankruptcy contract... certainly nothing to crow about.
Originally Posted by
alfaromeo
If you negotiate from strength, you gain. If you negotiate from weakness (bankruptcy) you lose. This ain't rocket science.
Yep. Not rocket science. But there is more to it than that. And using the measures of buying power and mainline pilot jobs, we haven't gained much if anything at all. And when did we come out of BK? 2007? And how much did Delta make last year? And how much did SWA's average Captain and F/O make last year?