Originally Posted by
gzsg
Not sure where to begin with the inaccuracies in your post. We just got a .55% hourly increase. You say we will get zero. Is that part of the PWA done after one use? How about the part of the PWA about averaging with our peers? UAL and AAL have annual raises.
RA has committed to a contract before the amendable date. Do you doubt him? The old "we will have to wait 39 months to get a deal" threat won't play this time.
Going to war with the pilots is not an option. They can't handle the training now. Wait until 600 captains leave every 12 months.
Aim High!
Barring a deal, how much pay increase will we get next year?
RA has committed to a deal. Great. I take him at his word. However that is not a blank check. If it is I want $100,000/month or no deal.
The retirement problem is, well, a problem. I cancelled today for lack of an FO. Funny though that you only see one option. Even funnier that there are many on here that give RA credit for playing chess when dALPA plays checkers. You are doing EXACTLY that. Playing checkers. I'll leave it to you to try and understand it.
Lastly, I agree. Aim high. But aiming at the moon without a Saturn V is not going to get you there. Profits are great and competition is weak. All those things are in place for a great contract. I agree. Now let's don't blow the opportunity by being stupid and using a bottle rocket trying to get to the moon.
Again, standing by for the inevitable "managing expectations" crowd responses.
Screech away.