Originally Posted by
Mitch Rapp05
FF,
These are definitely valid points. I think the me-too clause, depending on how it's written, could make this vote a lot more difficult than it looks.
My NO vote is based on:
1. The company wants something
2. Extending the current UPA just pushes us even further into the unknown as far as a new contract (think 4-6 more years).
3. 13% equals a $500-800/month net for most FO's. I'm willing to wager that amount on getting a more complete Contract from Sec 6 openers in May especially since the company wants long haul flying relief among other things.
Then this is what we do. We wait another year or 2 and really negotiate like crazy to get a couple more % pay and some work rule improvements. Then when its all said and done we say to ourselves, "If the company is really giving us all these good things, they must really want something from us badly. Let's vote no and negotiate something better."
Then repeat, using the same negotiators on our side.
Makes total sense.