Originally Posted by eaglefly

To all : Again, as I've stated it doesn't matter who Roadkill66 is (I've deliberately referred to him both as a pilot and NOT a pilot to highlight his chamelonism) and his message sucks even without a mack truck. APA today will submit a counter to Parker's feeble proposal and if rejected, arbitration is the likely path as it should be. Personally, I had no illusions about Parker and it's true the majority of AA pilots agreed to the MTA/JCBA provisions and process. This is not section 6, but Parkers proposal and duration is essentially making it a section 6 offer (that's just but one aspect of its con), but a lowball one. So in light of that, I still think we're better off taking what we accepted via arbitration vs. an AWFUL section 6 wannabe and keeping scope the same.

WE will get substantial pay improvements in 2016, no mixing of domestic and international (unless cost improvements for the company are recouped elsewhere by the pilots), no obscene health care taxes (also without corresponding improvements elsewhere), no scope changes and PARKER will get cheaper labor and the former angry, disillusioned employees the old AA had to try and compete with Delta in both good times and bad, so eventually after his financial honeymoon is over we all will likely lose. When it does come time for section 6, we'll have the good old antagonism on steroids relationship AA has always been known for (and whose inferiority has been a resulting byproduct of) to work with. Parker showed his cards and there's now no doubt the new boss is the same as the old. That cannot be changed no matter what at this point as that bridge was bombed.

My guess is they'll want an extension to "consider" the counter and that should be one week maximum. I think they'll then offer some minor sweeteners and then it will be up to APA to decide to accept or reject with no more dancing. Parker gets to choose which AA he wants - a new one or the old one. I know Anderson is hoping for the old one. They'll kill us in the future and they should. Parker may indeed get something (and may not even care) with a crap deal, but he also gives something up and what he gives up may be a bigger component then he thought. Again, I hear from others that "Parker doesn't care". Perhaps, but if that's true, he's stupider then I thought. In the future what he gives up is likely the key ingredient to success and the affected employees will remember how he reneged at this critical juncture and failed to live up to his claims and promises.