Originally Posted by
Bucking Bar
Full disclosure - I voted against C2012 and debated the benefit of the 717. Now with a little historical perspective; the forethought to create new Joint Venture protections and provisions tied to the 717 appear to be helping us. I've changed my mind from con to pro.
Interested to learn your thoughts ... please share your reasoning with us. Why do believe Contract 2012 scope was not an improvement over it's predecessor?
Because there will not be any measuring of our new scope provisions until January 2014. And if the company has failed to abide by the various ratios and provisions, they don't even have to show their plan to cure until July 2014.
The percentages in the Atlantic Joint Venture were hailed as a huge scope improvement because they ensured protections for Delta pilot jobs. When it became clear the company would not meet the percentage guarantees, an MEC
administrator signed a letter extending the measuring period. Now everyone agrees there's no hope we'll be in balance by the extended deadline of our "fair share" of the flying.
The reality is that neither side can accurately describe our new scope as a failure or success until parameters are actually measured. That's January 2014...unless an MEC administrator signs another extension letter on our behalf.
Carl