Originally Posted by
scambo1
Please splain me why there are any concessions - besides saying its because we are in negotiations. The company gets known labor costs and "harmony" for access to capital. That ought to be enough.
Concessions are not warranted either. IMO.
The need for "concessions" to get a contract are nonsensical. Why not just keep what we've got?
Thus far, the inference is that "concessions" will result in a transfer from the junior pilots (scope & work rules) towards line holders who are safe from displacement.
It's been my theory that our prior scope concessions have undermined our bargaining leverage and the result would be that future contracts would continue along a lower trend line. From what has been revealed thus far, the theory is being proven by bargaining results. That's nothing against our current MEC and negotiators.