Originally Posted by
sailingfun
The cost for a full restoration contract with the exception of retirement would be about 2 billion dollars a year. That would include a pay raise in the 65 percent range (contract 2k plus inflation and hiring 4000 pilots who would be needed when we transitioned back to the restored work rules.
Here is the important question.
Option A If DALPA opens for a full restoration contract and states they will except nothing less and 4 years later we are still working under this POS contract and benched by the NMB is that a victory?
Option B If however DALPA opens for less and is able to get a contract done on or near the amendable date with meaningful gains thats sets a new bar for other airlines but far short of restoration and 4 years later we are negotiating are next contract is that a failure?
The obvious choice as you have presented it would be option B.
Whether it's a victory or a loss with either of the options will be left to interpretation unless every NDA is broken and the people involved sing out as if they were Aretha Franklin.
Am I right? What do I win?