Originally Posted by
Carl Spackler
The problem is that you believe what you are told or briefed during a roadshow. I do not. I need to see how those numbers were derived to determine the net value to pilots. It's like guys who say they made a million dollars in the stock market so far this year, and when you ask them how much they lost, the subject gets changed.
I think the evidence is clear that our contract added very little net gain to pilots. All the dots connect to that conclusion despite DALPA's angry protestations to the contrary. DALPA could clear it up, but they won't. Because of that we may never know the truth. And sadly, even a rep like you may never know.
Carl
Carl;
268 million at 21 per million which was the quoted dollar amount per percentage raise is about a 12.87 percent raise in wages alone. Add ADG etc and it is very will within the the range my own costing came to. You add ADG, take the credits for the slick leave modification, scope, and other work rule changes, like adding value to a training and vacation day, reducing on call days etc, then costing the scope language etc, and if desired call of that shifting of the deck chairs, the dollar amount stated rational with what was claimed at the road shows.
To add to this, no mec member that was in that room for seven days prior to approving the ta to be sent out for MEMRAT ever disagreed with the number. Its not being a lemming, its doing the costing on your own, and then fact or craping it, and realizing that the number is logical given the package as a whole. IE the number mesh up. Wether or not it was good enough for each pilot is a personal question and a vote, but my work showed me that the costing that was publicly stated is reasonable.