Originally Posted by
sailingfun
Items are given up in every contract even the very best. Trades are made. There were lots of changes in reserve. No one posts about the good things. Over the course of my career reserve is the single most improved part of the contract by a big margin. We have progressed from 19 to 20 days on call 24 hours a day with 2 hours to report to the system we have today. It has ebbed back and forth over the years by the overall trend has been hugely positive.
Sailing,
I see where you are coming from, but I disagree with you using pre bankruptcy as a bench mark. Comparing where we are to where we were just last year is a better way to go.
If we extend your premise to the entire contract, it would be ok with you for us to take a cut in our payrates in our next contract. I mean as long as they remained above what they were after bankruptcy, right?
If it seems as though I'm picking on you, I apologize But, I really want to understand where you, alpha, pineapple, et. al., are coming from.
By the way, why is it that you believe that items have to be given up in every contract? Why do you say no one ever mentions the good things?