Originally Posted by
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The question we should be asking ourselves is why we are even asking the question.
Its astounding to me that in this environment of enormous profits, management and DALPA have been able to steer the terms of debate toward a mindset where we are talking about what concessions we might have to give.
We don't owe this corporation one nickel. They owe us. We bailed them out.
Let's not forget, a significant portion of the current "profits" are what used to be our pension.
We've already funded our own contract. The "very big check" is pennies on the dollar.
I share this sentiment as well....
Furthermore, anyone else feel as though dragging out this contract negotiation for a few years probably wouldn't be the worst thing in the world. The company is forced to payout 20% on the dollar for profits above $2 billion annually until a new TA is ratified. The whole time value of money suddenly works in our favor for once, so why rush I say? No need to sacrifice quality for expediency.