Originally Posted by
Orbit
Sorry to go back to page two or three, but getting a union isn't a guaranteed way to better health care. One of my Spirit contacts tells me that their ALPA negotiators allowed a huge increase in health bennies. That's even after they walked off the job.
While your first statement is correct the second needs a little clarification.
ALPA did not allow a huge increase in health bennies. Spirits MEC agreed to whatever their health benefits are. Spirit pilots negotiating with ALPA's assistance. Every scenario is a give and take. Increases are to be expected but unlike the Jetblue pilots scenarios Spirit is not transferring 80% of the cost to the pilots.
Even if Spirit did receive an increase their insurance is still far superior to Jetblues and it was NEGOTIATED by Spirit pilots.