Originally Posted by
Bill Lumberg
We aren't even supposed to be close to a deal until at least 2 years after the amendable date. That has always been the case. Now, an opportunity arrives that gives us a bump in pay, better work rules, tighter scope and a ratio on mainline vs DCI growth, tighter international scope and domestic scope, and you want the homerun? With the other airlines in our peer group tanking? If we do have to wait a couple years thanks to management moving on with the next plan, what kind of a raise would you like then? 44%? Good luck with that.
Geez Bill, we get it: the sky is falling. We have no leverage and should be grateful for whatever they choose to give us.
Not all of us feel that way.
How many of our peers have made record profits recently? How many of them are poised to make even larger profits going forward? How much should we be compensated for giving away our last piece of leverage (large RJ scope, since as you so frequently point out our the political environment has neutered our union with respect to job actions)? 4/8.5/3/3 and the opportunity to work more? I disagree.