Originally Posted by
LeineLodge
I won't even begin to attempt to speak for Mike. He has made his positions very clear in person, and in writing, both as C44 chairman and in the various committee positions he has held.
I sent the following email to Mike 19 days ago. So far... nothing but crickets.
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Captain Donatelli:
I read your most recent Chairman's Letter with interest. Specifically, the following quote intrigued me:
"We intend to negotiate with this company as one united group, bent on achieving the greatest contract in airline history."
I'm sure you realize that our current pay rates are a 34% cut in buying power compared to the buying power we had in 2004 with our C2K rates. To fully restore a 34% cut, it requires a 51% increase. That's the straight math on it. Now, I realize our current contract has some features that make an "apples to apples" comparison to C2K difficult. But bottom line, in order to achieve "the greatest contract in airline history" we are going to need something in the neighborhood of a 50% increase to our W2's.
I guess my question to you is this. Did you really intend to say that? Do you really mean it?
We've spent the past 10 years acting as if we do not expect anything even remotely like what it would take for restoration. Is that changing going forward?