Gents,

A humble opinion from an outsider.

I voted Yes on our AA/US JCBA simply because our MOU dictated that a No vote automatically sent our contract into cost neutral arbitration while locking us out huge pay increases, to be eventually averaged out to DL/UA pay rates (still well below each.) In other words, with a gun to our heads. The company won either way. I also voted Yes due to the fact that our membership and union leadership was completely at a loss as to what, or how, to fight if we voted it down.

The MOU completely removed any leverage our union had, and tied our hands. Win for Parker/Kirby. And so here we are.

You guys are not bound by an MOU that sends your contract into the hands of an arbitrator. You have tons of leverage. Your company is the best run and most profitable airline in the US and yet they are asking for concessions while using profit sharing to fund a small pay rate increase.

This would be an automatic No vote for me. Had our JCBA not been bound by cost neutral arbitration, I would also have voted No for ours as well. You guys can do way better. Hold the line!

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