Originally Posted by
Karnak
Some of our reps voted No to the C2012 TA. Then they advised us to vote No, and told us why.
Did you think voting No would be the end of the world? I didn't.
Exaggerating the tone of the advice we got during the ratification of C2012 sounds like sour grapes.
You don't remember the whole "fleeting opportunity" argument? O'Malley's letter?
That was the reason the administration gave for circumventing the negotiating process and ignoring the survey results and the "direction" from the reps. That's the reason they gave for signing a quick TA and then dropping it in the MEC's lap.
We were told we had to act fast or we would lose our one and only chance to get the 717s and reduce the number of RJs.
I don't think anyone believes now that the 717s weren't coming anyway and that RA wasn't going to park a bunch of the 50 seaters no matter what happened.
C'mon man. We got played. You can admit it. Anderson is smarter. He got us to give concessions for things he was going to do anyway.
They made the deal and then told the reps they had to pass it or the negotiators would lose all credibility with management....
The next offer would be less... The time value of money.... If we don't act now then Anderson and the NMB will put us on ice for years.... etc. etc.