Originally Posted by
CousinEddie
Any truth to our IAM Mechs insisting on having a defined benefit pension (ya know, the old traditional type like the one we lost forever) being reinstated as part of their negotiations? If they are drawing a line in the sand on that demand, I can see why the negotiations are going nowhere fast.
As for the F/As, from talking to them it seems as though they can't even come close to agreeing with each other, let alone the Company.
Not sure about the IAM position on the pensions. But I concur about the FA's. A lot of them that I talk to say they don't WANT a new contract.