Originally Posted by
Carl Spackler
Shouldn't it have tried to do just that Alan? Shouldn't it have (at a minimum) provided us with a truly fair and balanced look?...
...This is just one example that shows we didn't get that. And the survey opens tomorrow. Why would my union do this Alan?
Originally Posted by
Alan Shore
It seems to me that you're asking for the comparison to show the various bidding systems that carriers have, along with the nuances of each...
No, I'm asking for at least an accurate comparison in all contract sections. When the bidding systems intertwine to make the benefit in question better or worse, the comparison should so state. Our contract comparison didn't do that. Instead it simply showed us at 3:15 per day, SWA at 3:15 per day and FDX at 6:00 per day. Very, very misleading...and misleading in a way to favor
management's negotiating position.
Originally Posted by
Alan Shore
...I'm having trouble imagining how you provide a full look at each on a page or two of a comparison.
With regard to vacation, all it would have taken is an asterisk and footnote saying: "due to the non-PBS bidding system at SWA/FDX, their vacation credit can produce many more days off than our vacation system at Delta." Quick easy and accurate. But DALPA didn't do that. Instead we have a contract comparison that is misleading in favor of management's position, and it is that misleading document that DALPA wants us to use to fill out our surveys.
Carl