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APC225
Yup. I think it can cost us. Pilots are highly susceptible to the siren song of pay rates alone. MEC agrees to listen, company leaks the new pay rates, next thing you know line pilots are knocking down the door to get the money or get rid of union officers who stand in the way. Or, we listen, say no thank you, then they spread the usual ill will among other employee groups and the public that we're just your typical greedy pilots wanting to bring down the company. I say no talk except to say it's in everyone's best interest to simply negotiate a new contract in good faith by next spring. We're willing. Are they.
You are right. never though of that. i recall a while back where Abbott and Starley leaked rates at a flight instructor meeting and this info got out intentionally in an effort to under-cut the union. the net result was about 3 weeks of insanity in having ALPA put out fires started by the company. it was done to intentionally break the leverage of the NC and take them away from the table. it was the company's best and final offer so to speak. But, in reality, it was just a ploy to undermine the unions efforts on behalf of all the pilots. The scab club and friends of fred club in the training department was used as a pawn to bypass ALPA and negotiate directly with the pilots. Shame on them!!! The company simply "aplogizied" and on we went once the pilots pushed back. I think we got all of the pilots to get new bag tags "my negotiating committee speaks for me." result: ALPA won, management lost. Pilot group became more unified. It was very refreshing, and management had egg on their faces.