Originally Posted by
JoeMerchant
Originally Posted by
Nevets
No, our MEC wanted our line bidding. Your MEC wanted flight line. The XJT MEC compromised. The ASA MEC took over a year to move off of their position. If the ASA MEC would have compromised a year ago, we would've ended up with the same deal we have now except it would have been a year ago.
But keep telling yourself otherwise if it makes your ego feel better.
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It has absolutely nothing to do with ego for me...It has to do with reality for me.
Dragging things out has actually benefitted me because I guarantee you our vacation low won't be as good with the new contract. I got another year out of it with the delay.
I do think the delay has caused the eventual TA to be less than it would have been if we had settled earlier with our PBS.
Line bidding is a non-starter, so moving off that position is not "compromising" with the ASA side. The fact is, there won't be a TA without it.
Well, considering that the TA won't be as good as what LXJT has now, then it also benefits us to not have a TA. But it was you lamenting that now we may have a TA after the pinnacle and AA bankruptcy. If it was up to me, you keep vacation low and we keep line bidding.