Originally Posted by
Carl Spackler
Everyone knows this. Nothing to do with this TA.
Still meaningless fluff added for confusion.
It failed? Seriously? "It" didn't fail. The company ignored the language and our union REFUSED to defend it.
The company didn't settle anything, they VIOLATED it. Our union settled it after management violated it. Big difference.
Goals are meaningless in contract language. Only the language matters, and that's why your misreading of the language is so inexcusable since you've annointed yourself as a truth teller. The TA language does NOT say "flying" as you state above...it says "block hours." Big difference. With the block hour language, E190 equals A380.
See above.
Carl
Carl, I'm not an anointed anything. I'm just trying to help translate some of this (which we have not been looking at any longer than you) and point people in the right direction in getting more info. Negotiators notepads are being written on this right now.
'meaningless fluff' and the such don't help argue points, which I'm not even here to do. I just want you to have info.
I would appreciate it if you would stop parsing my language as if we were in a trial setting. You know what I meant in the end and it is always your right to disagree. I'm sure you are currying favor with many on here with the pedantry. Again totally your purview.
But no matter what Mr. Alt had to say about our exchanges, I am not lying. It is not my intention to pass anyone any information I don't know to be factual.
The interpretation of the info is entirely up to the membership.
A 'goal' is an objective of intent to reach. Ergo, the language of this TA aims to change the way in which we measured transatlantic balances. Parsing words like this doesn't help anyone.
Just say you disagree. The numbers are incorrect and let us move on.
Again, when there is more information or analysis that is helpful I will try and distribute it.