Originally Posted by
finis72
Think politically. He has already announced the reduced profit sharing with immediate pay raise to all the non union workers, you think he is going to go back on that with us ?(the chance brothers;fat and slim). He is trying to keep DL non union, you think he is going to come back and give us a better offer ?, what message does that send to the non union employees ? Richard has a plan B that doesn't include us and if we get a second offer it will be worse just like the JCBA. We talk about our line in the sand have you ever thought that management also has a line in the sand ? Maybe we are at that line in the sand because DL is on a time line and Richard told his negotiators he wants a deal done fast. Richard can keep our current contract in place for a long time and the company will make billions and we as a collective group will lose millions. Feel like gambling ?
I'll take the gamble.
He doesn't have to increase the pay, he has to cut the size of the jumbo RJ fleet, end the RAH exemption, and drop the work rule changes that will result in fewer pilots. He could look at the other work groups here and tell them he honestly did not raise the pilots pay but instead ended provisions
that would've increased how much of their work, and ours, was outsourced.