Originally Posted by
70Espada
Think Gettysburg, they already have the high ground. Don't get me wrong, i'd like to tell them to stick that proposal where the sun don't shine, especially quality of life issues. It just wouldn't be productive and we will just get less.
At this point i'm not totally sure what the best course of action is.
Less ?
I vehemently disagree. I think you should look at the smoke and mirrors of the initial proposal and compare what we have now to INCUDE the 2016 increases, now insurance costs to offset those pay increases and no degradation of scope. I'd argue that the present proposal is more "cost-neutral" for them (and thus worse for us) then an arbitrated JCBA result.
Parkers drunk on big profits right now and in his intoxication may be failing to see the potential hangover of this tack years down the road. Delta understands positive and collaborative labor relations and Southwest has for years and look where they've been and are going. AA has failed miserably in that component for decades and look where they've been. Parker came in and talked the talk, but now we see that's all it was..........more talk.
If you always do what you've always done, you'll always get what you've always gotten. Parker may very well end up getting what Arpey and Horton had in the long run even if he didn't plan on it. Temporary intoxications have a tendency to do that to people.
