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Originally Posted by
Ottolillienthal
I've got this one covered.
You really think they try to avoid ****ing us off? Let alone spend $40M to avoid it?? Can you think of other ways they avoid ****ing the pilots off? How's PBS working for you? How about reassignments? Bad excuse and it doesn't fly.
Do your really think they paid $40M to dump an irritant and distraction???? Wow.
No, you 'won' nothing. You were paid $40M. ALPA did collect dues on that right?
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So they chose to pay $40M RIGHT AWAY? Makes NO sense.
Now I KNOW you're kidding! First, they don't have a braintrust! Second, THEIR WHOLE STRATEGY IS TO DELAY THE NEGOTIATIONS! The welcome excuses for being distracted!
I'll admit that they prioritize this very high!
The bottom line is that there is NO rational reason for the company to settle that grievance for $40M. There were other considerations that your MC and MEC (maybe) know.
I actually know who they contract out much of their legal work to. So, yes they do have some smart legal people. It is not really an airline....it is a legal firm, with other legal firms on retainer, with an all encompasing HR department that just has a few airplanes at their dispossal.
yes it was an irritant, as was another grievance that was lost by management. Management likely wanted to push those off the books and it was merely a way for them to appear to save face.
The 40 million dollar price tag is a pipe dream. Just look at the age 65 cascading - domino effect to figure out that Nicoli (and any other arbitrator) punted on that. It was over 20 million in just direct costs due to age 65 if we had all gotten our proper seniority. Just think of the restored seniority, vacation, monthly bidding rights, perm bidding rights, etc. Read his opinion before you spout off like you know it for a fact..... What an arbitrator might do and will do are 2 different things........