Originally Posted by
justjack
It's troubling to hear people talk about fairness and how much the company is making when it comes to Parker. Parker will pay exactly what he is forced to pay in writing - plus a little to save him from the aggravation of so may ****ed off employees and a bit of good PR. I don't think arbitrators are going to look at what the company is making and how unfair it is to labor. I think that they will arbitrate what the parties agreed to in the MOU. If I am wrong about what happens in arbitration OR what is in the MOU, PLEASE correct me.
Forced to pay + a little ?
Agreed. Ultimately, that's what will occur. I think that those who think that all that's occurred since Thursday between the parties is APA's counter and the NC waiting for a response is naïve. ACTIVE interaction has occurred and that was the source of Parker's "far apart" statement and the "we're still talking" admission. I think Parker's willing to relax scope and grudgingly give some VERY minor additions, but APA is arguing at or very close to counter is the minimum. Parker's simply setting everyone up for an LBFO (and ONLY one LBFO in their minds).
The pilots have to be "prepped" just as the APA is and that was the point of the PPP (Parker's Propaganda Presentation) of yesterday.