Maybe it will be contagious..
So what affect, if any, will it have on our (Fedex) negotiations and the memberships expectations?? Fedex is often compared to Delta on several levels. One obvious, is regional, the other is cultural, aka lack of unions (for all except pilots), and a reputation for treating employees well and compensating them accordingly.
Now thats the common perception, often carefully cultivated by a very affective internal PR machine. Fedex pilots have several issues we have tried to resolve with management over all our contracts since we voted to unionize, some involve bring money to the table, but several either no cost or low cost.
Hopefully Fedex pilots will see that we too should demand a real improvement in our next contract and not settle for paying for our own pay raise as the Delta pilots found when they dug into their TA. Let's keep the pressure on both out elected reps and the company to give us a real pay raise and set the standard rather then chase it.