Originally Posted by
Waitingformins
Also, heard a rumor that yall's joint contract might include the ERJ package for all the current ERJ drivers, but the New hires would work under different rules. The only problem is executing two contracts all the time or it might have already happened. Do you care to debate the merit of that, or how its any different in principle than the PSA TA that everybody loves to hate.
The difference is that ASA & XJT are negotiating a merger contract in which the 2 sides simply can't agree on which direction is better for a joint contract (PBS, vacation bidding, etc). Additionally, the PBS dispute pretty much guarantees significantly different scheduling sections, with ramifications throughout the contract. 2 books might be the only way to get a deal, but is highly undesirable. I predict that if a TA is reached with unequal pay for either one side or new-hires it will fail badly once again.