Originally Posted by
jetnwa
So Karnak,
This being sent to the "Briar Patch of endless mediation", may not be a bad thing. I know as a 320B who has stagnated for 15 years, a lot of us in the bottom third of the list are looking a pay raises by advancing to new seats with retirements.
Have you chosen to not bid a captain seat over the past 2 of those years? On another thread there is speculation about how junior captain will go.
As a new hire I flew with captains who'd been S/O's for 12 years, and gone on strike 5 times. Apparently the industry is cyclical. I was in the left seat when the music stopped. Wasn't my plan - wasn't my fault.
If the Briar Patch of mediation dilutes our earnings over that period, then it is a bad thing. We could have spreadsheet wars over it, but I think we can agree that extended periods of no increases can equate to lower net earnings.
Originally Posted by
jetnwa
IRT sick leave issues, the last I saw we have a PWA that is enforceable hence not our problem. Profit sharing that is a nice augment and I always ask, if management came out of CH11 today, would we get the same profit sharing terms and conditions?
Agree with you. Sick is the Company's issue. I don't know how PS would look under that hypothetical. I
do remember the guys that sat next to me at the roadshow in 2009 that angrily claimed we'd never see a penny of PS.
Originally Posted by
jetnwa
You're right, there is a Briar Patch but it is a 2 way street. I just don't see what the rush is to do a deal? If we don't, it would make RA "unhappy"?
I don't care how RA feels. I expect him to do his job as best he can. I think he expects the same of us. I also think the RLA gives him the upper hand when times are good because he has the ability to stall. When times are bad we tend to have the upper hand, unless a judge gets involved.