Originally Posted by gzsg

The shadow MEC talking point is official.

Downturn in 2017. We have to get a quick deal that includes trading profit sharing for hourly increases (cost neutral) and pay banding/longer freezes.

Why an early deal?

It's raining so much money management can't hide it all. They want to cut all employees profit sharing ASAP. And that means pilots first.

They also are getting a much closer look at their training nightmare. Time for major concessions in pay banding/longer freezes.

If it doesn't cost jobs, why does management want it?

Please don't believe a word I wrote. Call the reps in Atlanta, captain in CVG, LAX and SLC.

Right now the talking point is the MEC hasn't discussed it. The question is have you discussed it with any of the usual suspects? The ones King fired. The ones who backdoored us on C2012.

Our economy is just getting started. This nonsense is another boogie man to rush us into another pathetic deal.