Originally Posted by
Carl Spackler
This is a great case study. Alfaromeo was a high up MEC bureaucrat during "negotiations" of the TA. Now he states what I've bolded above. Here is part of the MEC letter urging us to vote for the TA. Read it for yourself and decide who was lying and spinning. And who is still lying and spinning to rehabilitate their awful reputation.
Carl
Let's see:
300 upgrades and more to come: Check that came true
Early retirement program just the same as the rest of the employees: Check that came true
Vacation any: Check
ADG: Check
Elimination of sick leave monitoring program: Check
Transfer of flying to mainline: Check, growth airplanes arriving in September, 220+ RJ-50 announced retirements, just as advertised. Regional capacity is already shrinking while mainline capacity is growing, Check, check, check
Set the pattern for bargaining: Check, United copy cats our agreement, American signs "me too" clause, US Airways along for the ride. The rest of the industry pay rates rise an average of 41% over the next 3 years to MATCH the Delta rates. That's right 41% increase on average just to match us. We reset the pattern for the whole industry and find me one professional negotiator that does not agree with that assessment.
Everything you highlighted in red has come true, so what are you talking about? Maybe you need to get back to the Narita Sports Bar and tell everyone how you are getting screwed by the Green Book guys now that the fences are down.