Originally Posted by
gettinbumped
Frankly, I was shocked by the MEC vote. On the UAL side, 12-3 was astonishing to me. I fully expected it to fail. Or at LEAST be 8-7. They heard SOMETHING in their briefing that made so many of them vote yes. I know personally some of the "yes" voters, and they are NOT wilting flowers. So why the overwhelming "yes"? Was it a strategy for the NMB to send it to us KNOWING we would turn it down, thus gaining some leverage? Was there something said by the NMB tipping off our JNC that there would be NO more money, and they would NOT be releasing us? Beats me!! That's what I intend to find out before I make my decision.
Having attacked negotiators on this very issue at past contract roadshows, I can almost guarantee how they will answer. They will say, "There is no NMB game here. We voted yes on this because given ALL of the known facts, we thought this was the best deal attainable." On CAL contract '97 I asked (almost attacked) Captain Borelli in a public forum at a contract info road show, "Why are you selling this thing?" His answer was, "I'm not selling anything, I am here to educate you on the contract. If you don't like what you hear, vote NO, but understand where we go from there."