Originally Posted by
acl65pilot
I can also tell you that, if the pilots want 10-15% total that is what they are going to go for. Strat Planning gives their opinion, and the MEC will decide where to go.
I would be floored if the opener is less than what you suggest. I would expect close what the SEA FO Rep states in his article North By Southwest as a end game, not a opener. Oh and btw, if it is no where near that, the decision for me will be easy, No! Scope give backs? Nope, Work Rule give backs? Nope.
Even if AMR is in CH11 I am not giving anything back.
That's not really true. When I told a rep from my LEC to stop managing my expectations, he told me "I'm just giving you REALISTIC expectations.". They are already trying to prepare us for something. Yet another reason I am looking towards a new union vote. With bag fees totaling over $950 million last year, and we shouldn't EXPECT a big raise? No way. American going BK is one comparison, but UAL making almost twice as much as we did last quarter is another ($366 million before early out payouts vs UAL's $583 million with CAL).