Originally Posted by
Coach67
Having watched the Profit Sharing debacle unfold for a unilateral gain for the CAL side ... I wonder how the arguments will quickly reverse when there is a Lump Sum to divide in the future JCBA.
UAL pilots will argue that it should be divided based on lost hourly wage rates with the major portion going to the underpaid UAL pilots.
CAL will argue for a flat distribution based on seat since that is how CAL pilots will get an even amount.
It will be interesting to hear the "entitled profit sharing arguments" from the CAL side reverse to the equal share for both sides.
Somebody should keep a log of all posts now to compare with future posts.
Work rules have value. If the new pay rate is the CAL scale UAL pilots will get retro pay, back to their amenable date of 1/1/10, based on this new scale. CAL pilots will get no pay-scale retro because their pay scales have not changed.
By the same token, if the new work rules are UAL's then CAL pilots will get a retro check, back to their amenable date of 1/1/9,
based on the increased value of the work rules. UAL will get no work-rule retro because their work rules have not changed.
True retro is not just based on pay scales, it's based on the entire value of the new contract. P.S., neither CAL pay scales nor UAL work rules are acceptable in a JCBA.