Originally Posted by
mrmak2
Also if Eagle is among the highest-paid in terms of payscale then it's not reasonable to assume we can negotiate a pay raise when the contract expires anyway. We may argue for a raise, and management will use our competitors to show we are overpaid and then we will settle in between.
The whole point of this contract is to STRIP you of the ability to "negotiate". Successful negotiation requires the posession of at least SOME leverage, otherwise it ends up being termed "dictation". You can argue for anything you want, but the TA is set up to ensure the compensation to the pilots is paid based on the LEAST expensive comparable alternatives.
You're destined to be bottom feeders.
Originally Posted by
mrmak2
I am not for or against the TA at this point until all the merits are evaluated against what we can get otherwise. It's easy for someone to get on here and pontificate to us all the negatives of this TA based on some of the language, but practically-speaking what is in our overall best interest?
It IS the negativity of that language that is NOT in your best interest. AMR cannot get alternative feed for AA in place for some time. Even in the worst case scenario, in a few years you'll be no better off WITH the TA, it's that bad.