Originally Posted by
jsled
I'm gonna have to agree with my good buddy Mitch. Listening to extension offers costs nothing. The airline biz has had a good run. That could end tomorrow and will end at some point. What's the average time after amendment date for a new contract? That said, it would have to be $weet.
As for the other employee groups whose contracts are still out? That is not our problem. I have walked with FAs during their info picketing and fully support all our employee groups, but we sacrificed more than our share during the bk, and we should not finance their contracts in any way.
JMO. Flame away.
Sled
Not only that, most of the FA's I talk to are not interested in a new contract. They are more angry at their union than they are with the company. I for one don't want to wait for a USAirways type bickering to get settled. The mechanics are a different story. Perhaps this is a move like Delta pulled last contract cycle to go early and first, thus forcing us to raise our costs. We all thought that was a genius move on their part that their pilots benefitted from.
I wonder if the union saw the offer and knew it wasn't enough, or just flat out said no we don't even want to hear it. Sure hope things haven't turned for the worse by 2017.