Originally Posted by
newarkblows
This is the brainwashing coming out of the ASA mec that is perfectly willing to give away whatever negotiating leverage they have. The company can and will make money off of us and management will be compensated well for their time. Why are we the ones fighting for pennies and being abused by poor contract language? Pay rates mean nothing if the work rules aren't there and this negotiation is a two way street. Your mentality of play ball or we upset mom is exactly why the pilot whipshaw continues. No backbone or knowledge of how to negotiate.
Wow, no knowledge of how to negotiate? So I take it you have been to every negotiating meeting , that you have a long list of actions that the mec has blundered. ASA's mec negotiated one of the better contracts in 07, a contract that most regional pilots would happily trade for. And here's the greatest irony of it all, mainline continental essentialy negotiated your last contract, not to mention the fact that it was negotiated with the parent company of the flying you were performing. it's a different game now , ask the Airtran pilots how playing "hardball" worked out.