Originally Posted by
ACessential
Skywest, ASA/Expressjet, Air Whisky, Horizon, just to name a few regionals with better contracts than Compass. Not saying they "blow ours out the water" but definitely have improvements over Compass.
I have personally talked with a couple different members of the negotiating team and I do believe they are doing a good job given the resources and environment they are in. But every single one of them will tell you that at best they are asking for industry average (which of course was just brought down by our friends at Endeavor). I guess personally I would like to see Compass fight for an industry leading contract but we all know that won’t happen.
That isn't true. Our contract is already industry average. What they're saying is: "if this goes to arbitration, expect the arbitrator to dish out industry average provisions." That is what the LOA states he must do. If he doesn't, the company could sue him and have his ruling thrown out.
After talking with them at the BBQ, I'm confident they are asking for some improvements that aren't industry average. They have to be reasonable with their requests (not walking in and asking for a 30% raise), otherwise they risk losing credibility with the arbitrator, who will ultimately decide the outcome of this whole thing.
I'd suggest you talk to them some more. Perhaps attend some of the events.