Originally Posted by
GunshipGuy
And I'm one that can be convinced to give up some profit sharing for an increase in pay rates, but 3% & 3%?!!!!!!!!!!! What was the first offer? Oh, forgot, that WAS the first offer.
(I don't know whether to laugh or cry when I still see the two guys going around with a C2012 lanyard or bag tag.)
3% was not the company's first offer. I spoke with one of our negotiators whom I've known for many years, prior to my yes vote. (and boy, do I wish I could take that back!)
He said the company's first offer was...
ZERO.
That's right, they opened with a Zero percent raise!
I said, "You have GOT to be FKING Kidding ME! So what did they offer us??"
He said their "Offer" was; parking the 50 seat RJ's and buying the 717's, and hiring. No pay raises, just little jet jobs.
I said, "They can buy a thousand 717's and it's not going to help anyone on our seniority list today upgrade to widebody Capt!"
I asked W.T. F. is in this for ME?? Do I get my 1.4 Million DB retirement back?
He touted the 8.5% raise, the 4% raise, and of course, we would never see the 3% raises because...Alaska!
Yeah, they got played. But Richard is very good at that, as we've now seen.
So...NEXT TIME....are we going to listen to this BS?
Fool me once, shame on you.
Fool me twice, shame on ME.