Originally Posted by
Klondike Bear
We lost the high ground for contract 2015. I think the 117 agreement was a huge mistake. We were getting a ton of Greenslips since anything before noon had to go green. The good thing we got we don't get until November. What will make the company negotiate with us? We had leverage and we sold it cheap. I can live with contract 2012, even though I think it could of been better, but I believe the 117 agreement will turn out to screw us over big time. 117 Loa was a tactical win, but a strategic fail.
I disagree. The 5.15 ADG is one of the biggest game changers in decades. The fact that we have to wait two more months is chicken feed. We will have it for decades to come.
We did not resolve the 117 issue "on the cheap." It was a very good agreement (CDO fiasco notwithstanding).