Originally Posted by
tsquare
You want C2K + restoration. Got news for ya. It ain't happening.
Couldn't agree more. Never gonna happen with the current defeatist mentality prevalent in our MEC.
Originally Posted by
tsquare
It's too big a bite at the apple.
I disagree. The company could afford it. Pilot costs are relatively small in the grand scheme of things. But they're never going to admit they can afford it. In fact, they'd scream bloody murder over it. But it's all an academic discussion anyway because our MEC doesn't believe it's possible either.
Originally Posted by
tsquare
So we'll wait. You get to vote no, because it doesn't meet your criteria. That's fine, but I have yet to have anybody answer how long they are willing to wait in the unlikely chance that the company doesn't roll over and give it to us. So how long are you willing to wait?
I don't think there's any way to answer that question without knowing the exact facts and circumstances at the time. If DALPA completely changes its stripes and starts pressing for restoration then I'm willing to give it some time to work. It's not going to be an instantaneous thing. And it's going to take longer than if we had been pressing restoration all this time instead of acting like we don't ever expect it. THAT set us back significantly. Expectations have been set and they do not work in our favor. Thanks Lee Moak and DALPA!
So having said all that... yes, I'm willing to give it a good try (which will take some time).
How much time is a question I don't think you nor I can answer at this point.
Originally Posted by
tsquare
And before you say it... I think you're a surrender monkey because you won't get behind longevity based pay.... so
Hey, if longevity based pay will bring our average rates up somewhere close to the buying power we had throughout most of the 1980's, 1990's, and early 2000's, I'm all in! You're going to have to explain to me how it would do that, though.