Originally Posted by Denny Crane

The whole point is we should be able to better AA pay rates without touching profit sharing. Say we do exactly that and then we monetize 5% profit sharing. We now have a 5% premium on straight pay rates plus the left over PS. Fast forward to next contract cycle, AA betters our pay rates by a percentage point or two then we re-enter negotiations. We should be able to maintain the 5+ percent advantage we had because of the PS swap from the contract before or we have just lost the advantage of keeping it separate.

I see your point but I think keeping them separate will lead to more money in our pockets in the long run. The caveat to this is we HAVE to be able to negotiate rates similar to AA without touching PS.

I've been beating this drum for a while now.

Denny