Originally Posted by
scambo1
I'm not opposed to professional negotiators. I just don't know if they are a cure-all. I'm certainly willing to back the MEC if they want to try that route.
This negotiating team had to resign. Their credibility was gone.
I join you in thanking them for their service.
The negotiators aren't the main problem however. We have to get MEC reps who are willing to say no to Richard Anderson. We have to get past Moakism and "constructive engagement". For the last several years its only the union that has been constructive. Management has not reciprocated.
The game has changed.
If we want a better deal we are going to have to put labor risk back on the table.
The 11 "yes" reps are never going to do that. Its not in their DNA.
Moakism is over. The pilots rejected it 65-35.
I don't think Anderson and Bastian thought the Delta pilots had it in us to pick a fight.
They were wrong.
Now we need some reps who are willing to throw a punch.