Originally Posted by
alfaromeo
So, if the TA was not passed, exactly what would the picture look like now? Pull your two hands away from your face and tell me how the world would be different if the TA had not passed, give specifics. I mean other than the obvious lower pay rates, lower reserve guarantee, less vacation next year, etc.
Maybe, just maybe, our union would've gone back to the table and tweaked a few things. A no vote was not the doom and gloom end of the world starve for years scenario the union and lumbergs buddies made it out to be. A no vote would've forced the company back to the table. A no vote would mean the once spineless pilots wanted more and were willing to fight for it. A no vote would not delay those shiny 717's. I saw this same thing at skywest when Brad Holt asked me to deal him an ace. The Delta pilots were suckered just like those dumb rj pilots we pick on. We're supposed to be smarter, seasoned veterans....guess not.
A yes vote could've meant protracted negotiations. I was willing to take that risk. Now we live with this contract. I'm very happy with my increase in pay and the prospect of hiring created by the delivery of the 717's. I'm disappointed that the yes voters can't seem to grasp that we may have given up too much in work rules.