Originally Posted by
nimslow
To add to this, at LAA we have several bases with co-terminals. NYC is LGA/EWR/JFK, DCA also covers BWI and IAD, MIA has FLL, I believe LAX has SAN. I know for a fact (been there, done that) that it's impossible to live within a two hour report time of all three airports in NYC and DCA.
I live 23 miles from the employee lot in DFW, at the wrong time of day, I'm probably not going to make it from phone call, to ops in two hours.
Another problem with this deal for me, is combining domestic and international divisions. I have no desire to do international. You should be able to stay on one side or the other by your choice. The whole thing is BS, there shouldn't be any concessions, period.
You are absolutely correct, there should be no concessions. The problem is, the APA had already agreed to them!
I think this is the perfect time to say no. There is little downside to sticking with the MOU, it's what we voted for, and it may be better than accepting any concessions for the "small" raise. What amazes me is that so many people don't see to understand what has already been given up.
Maybe Parker blinked. Let's see if he is really afraid of arbitration. I personally think that he wants a deal, but not at any cost and this group needs to be fully educated about the road ahead. I fly with a lot of guys that don't understand it, and from reading C&R, a lot of AA guys don't either.