Originally Posted by
Jesse
Listen, you're much more knowledgeable about the process than I am, but explain to me why, if another organization representing us were able to get the company to agree to a greater percentage wage increase why the NMB would step in and say, "No, not possible." You're assuming your present bargaining agent is going to get the most the company is willing to agree to, which I don't consider a given. Explain to me why that is not a possibility.
That being said, I am one who thinks the alternative could possibly be better in the long run, but for now have resolved to stay with who I have. They have my full support; there is unity. But that doesn't mean if I'm taken for granted I won't look elsewhere. The argument that my consideration of other options is somehow showing a lack of support or reflects a lack of unity is insulting and annoys me to no end. They need to show me they deserve my business.
I'm curious. Why do you think that DALPA "takes you for granted"? I don't think that is the case.. well not anymore anyway. Yes, I am giving credit to the donuts for the wakeup call. DALPA has realized that they need to do a better job of communication.. but I think saying that you are being taken for granted is a bit of a stretch. JMHO
THe first part of your post seemed to me to be a bit of Obomaesque pie in the sky hopey changey rhetoric. Unfortunately.. or fortunately depending on your POV, the donut shop has to do nothing at this point other than make promises. Whether or not they actually have the means to deliver ANYTHING is unknown. The un-fortunate thing is that they will have to kill the king of the hill in order to get their shot, and I am not so sure that the risk is worth it.. definitely not now.. but even in the future.
Either way, there was a post earlier in the thread or maybe the other one.. that asked the DPA to stand down in a show of unity and resurrect their campaign after the contract. I think that would be the prudent thing to do, but I am afraid that there are other agendas at play there... you be your own judge, but I have seen enough from them to make my own decision.