Originally Posted by
gzsg
Before the body is cold our execs will say it was cost neutral and their 2016 labor costs will increase less than 2%. The usual suspects will say management has to lie to the shareholders like this, but we really won!!
That's a given. Whatever they get, matter how good or bad, management is going to sell to the shareholders as a victory, and the union will do the same.
We can turn the tide like we did for CDOs, but the pilots in ATL, SLC, LAX and SEA have to make the calls. These reps hold our futures.
As I was saying above, trying to shape opinion, and telling other pilots how to vote. Nothing wrong with that, except it crosses a line when you're telling specific councils how you want them to vote. Got NYC, DTW and MSP all dialed in perfectly, do you?
That, I have no idea. I think you pose an excellent question. I think you've been a little too optimistic in your PS calculations and assumptions, as discussed in this thread. Nonetheless, it seems that time is on our side.
Of course, the flip-side of that means that we should be able to
sell time. An early delivery should come with a hefty fee.