Originally Posted by
slowplay
Yeah, let's not let the real world ( I just showed a substantial percentage of DCI) get in the way of our wants and desires...
Pattern bargaining works. Both up AND down. I think all of us over the last decade have experienced that (C2K and BK).
Except that the fruits of an up cycle for most of my career have been very short lived. C2K was an abberration. The "fruits" of the down cycles have been catastrophic. Think about it. Carl - even though he is young for the seat he holds- should have been in the 10 most productive years of his career. But... BK happened. Not placing blame, but the fact is that he will never recover that lost income. OK.. so where do we go from here? Pattern bargaining for wages and tips is a disaster. There has to be a better way. I agree with Timbo in a conceptual line of thought that maybe if the association were truly a national organization, it would have the power to set minimum standards and wages.. Maybe we could get some of that oil revenue.
There has to be a better way.