Originally Posted by
scambo1
I like the way you think. A fine for past infractions and a fix going forward. Maybe we should also keep the staffing higher than required for 3 years plus a 1 year cure period beyond when the company comes into compliance...fair is fair.
You could do that but it would be punitive which I don't think would work in arbitration. You could make a case for higher staffing without a fine I think. It's just a matter of priorities...money or jobs.
I think the fine strategy would have better chance at success but you can always start with staffing and "settle" for money. I'm referring only to past violations. I think the best strategy going forward is staff for 50% of the JV and fly whatever Delta wants.
The whole idea of a percentage of flying is to protect jobs, which is why it is in section one. Instead of dancing around the issue by stipulating a percentage of flying why not stipulate a level of staffing based on a percentage of flying? That makes the equation much more simple.