Originally Posted by
JoeMerchant
Get busy then....We already have done that and are happy with our results...If you can do better, then go ahead and do it and stop talking about it...
This is the essence of the debate....We have a negotiated PBS system that is in use and is liked....You have a theoretical PBS system that hasn't been negotiated, isn't in use, and isn't liked by your own pilots....
Why would we want to swap out a negotiated system that works and is liked for a theoretical system that isn't currently used or liked?
What does it say to our side when your side doesn't even want it?
The company has said they won't sign a contract without PBS. We are trying to compromise by finding a PBS system that preserves what we currently have. This is why right now management only sees one group willing to compromise. ALPA national agrees. You cant draw a line in the sand during negotiations Joe. Thats when they stop becoming negotiations.