Originally Posted by
Jack Bauer
I do agree with you on this point. Giving up a bunch of stuff to help them do what they were going to do anyway is just plain dumb from a bargaining standpoint. Some people seem to lose all sense of intelligence when a few sweaty dollars are waived in their face. Think long term man!
I think it's just plain dumb to turn down the offer to have a share in the wealth of the company based on a principle that has failed every other pilot group before us. What makes us so different? I want to learn from the mistakes of others and not KNOWINGLY leave money on the table like we did during the JCBA negotiations. That's just plain insane. That's LONG TERM money that we will never get back. if those 717s that we didn't want go to DCI (and they will), that's LONG TERM flying, hiring, money that we will never get back. You will see that we have real job security built into this TA if you read it or call your Reps to get the explanation.