Originally Posted by
gettinbumped
1) Two years ago, management verbally committed to using UAL work rules as a base line, and negotiating up since they are hugely concessionary rules only extractable in Ch 11. They withdrew that promise the minute the DOJ approved the merger.
I recall that as well, except they were saying it well into the summer. I think they changed their view when they actually started negotiations in the fall and really saw UAL's contract and said no way.