Originally Posted by
gzsg
It is very heavy. A nightmare that won't go away.
How could they have failed so miserablely in the best negotiating environment in history?
Why the rush?
It makes no sense. The worst example of negotiating I've ever seen by far.
I'll tell you EXACTLY HOW they did it, and WHY they did it.
Our MEC had NO STRATEGY! They had NO GOALS. They put forth NO OBJECTIVES! They were of the mindset that 'any raise is a good raise, as long as it's quick'. Their motto has always been "The Time Value of Money"
Well, what about, The Jobs Value of Concessions?
They had no goal to "Restore the Profession" in spite of our historic sacrifices in 2005, and they had no strategy to put Labor Risk on the table. Richard has these idiots so buffaloed they can't say NO to him.
Even though Delta is making historic profits, and even though Richard has said he is going to return $6 Billion to the Shareholders (of which he is one of the largest) our MEC is willing to trade away profit sharing BEFORE we have been restored to 2004 pay rates!
No Goals = No Historic contract.
But hey, it was quick!