Originally Posted by
NERD
Rte66,
This isn't the 2001-2010 timeframe where certain airlines were struggling to survive. This is 2014 and the consolidation has formed 4 powerhouse companies. Absolutely not the time to give anything. The days of give backs and cost neutral should be over. To me, it's hard to believe that anyone outside of management(because that is all they know) is even entertaining the idea.. The crisis of the last decade is over. These companies survived because of our sacrifices, are now thriving and it's time to pay up.
It's already been given! That's the point, the APA gave it up 2 years ago.
I think the scope ask was a Jerry Glass red herring. The company already has what they need, or they would have gotten more in the MOU. They threw it in there knowing it was an emotional issue, and that we would draw a line in the sand that they could push us into cost neutral arbitration.
I'm fine with that, I voted for it.