Originally Posted by
Denny Crane
My response to this is: If you think we can be that far ahead of American then, why can't we 15/20%+ ahead on this contract? Not really any difference in my book.
Denny
Because negotiations is not about what you think you deserve, it's what you can negotiate. If a professional negotiator says we've extracted maximum value, and I see all my colleagues around me(FDX/SWA/UPS) getting stomped on, I believe him!
Telling a professional negotiator you believe we can get 15-20% ahead is like a pax coming to your airplane after a wind shear related diversion and stating the weather isn't so bad you could have made it!
Originally Posted by
DeadHead
Vague open-ended percentages do nothing for the debate.
I'm sorry I couldn't be more specific about 3 years down the road. I truly apologize.