Originally Posted by
EricJ320
"toward guarantee" and "above guarantee" are pretty standard contractual phrases. A simple search shows "above guarantee" in our current CBA no less than 8 times. Do you find you have problems in those cases? 72 hours is our minimum guarantee, if your line value is higher, that's now your guarantee, with only a few contractual provisions that could possibly lower it. 10 hours above guarantee, contractually means above YOUR guarantee, whether that's the min or your line value, just like open time flying, drug testing, or rescheduling, just as some examples, already says in our CBA.
The amount of assumptions and opinion being passed as fact to assert one's position on the LOA is getting a bit out of hand here. I can understand being for or against this LOA, it certainly has its pros and cons, but many that are accusing "scare tactics" by the company are partaking in a little bit of their own as well. Read the LOA, manuals, and CBA to form your decision, not what someone, on either side of the argument, posts on the internet.
Thank you Eric! The only adjustment to your post I'd make is in your last paragraph, by redacting "in a little bit of their own". Otherwise, very well said. Been tempted to write the same thing over the last few weeks but haven't bothered.
The only comment I'd make is this: whenever the subject of CBA talks has been raised on this board over the last month, the hew and cry of the diehards has been "industry leading or shove it!"
Now that we have an industry leading adjustment to our CBA on the table and up for a vote, their tune changes. Now suddenly an industry leading adjustment is a 'turd sandwich'. Ya gotta laugh. (at least I am)
Is this LOA perfect? Hell no. But considering that Ipads ARE going to be adopted by Spirit and the current g/s trip conflict paradigm is going to change, do we have industry standard protections regarding care/use of the ipad, industry leading compensation, and in general are we better off than the rest of the industry with this LOA? The answer is yes.
If anyone is waiting for a perfect TA to vote yes on you're going to be waiting a long, long time. Pretty sure it hasn't happened yet and I seriously doubt Spirit is going to be industry leading in that regard.