Originally Posted by
80ktsClamp
Exactly right. I was overall quite pleased when I saw the money.
How incredibly disappointing when you start to peel back the layers. It's all about increasing productivity with less premiums while also giving the company more leeway in areas they wanted.
If slowplay would look around that FDX thread, they were at first upset with their progress, but they have attained some perspective that maybe their path isn't as bad as it seems with what we are giving up to get this quick TA. The UA comment he had was the only positive one, the rest were saying "no no no!" particularly with the LCA holdback thing (one of their biggest desires to fix).
80,
I am not that pleased with the pay rates. We effectively get an 8% raise - this one is pure since we got the COLA on 1 Jan 15. But that's it, the next raise is offset by the PS give back and the last two raises won't meet inflation. Remember in C2012, when they told us we would never see the 2014/15 raises because we'd be back at the table?
The raises aren't the only positive in this TA, but they're the main player and the roadshows will
HEAVILY be weighted toward them. Let's not forget how much money DAL made last year. This isn't a BK contract, though it sure reads like one.
So in the end, I have to ask the MEC "Why did you TA a deal that gives us only an 8% raise EARLY but burn all of the furniture to do it? Do you buy cars at over MSRP too?"