Originally Posted by
Free Flyer
So I'm reading everyone's comments about this AIP. No one knows exactly what the proposed AIP entails. But I will offer my 2 cents on this part.
We as a pilot group should do the following with any proposed TA that comes our way.
1) Never allow a pilot to negotiate a contract. Hire a professional negotiator. We as pilots are button pushers, not negotiators. Keep it that way. Let someone with experience do this instead of a bunch of pilots just because we think we know it all.
2) Restrict anyone from the MEC Negotiating Committee from going to a management position within the airline for either the length of the contract that is forwarded to us or for 10 years. That way the MEC Negotiating Committee has to work under the rules that they pass on to us.
3) Enact a minimum of a 5% raise each year after the contract expires. It'll bring the company back to the table quicker versus just operating without a contract for many years.
Thoughts and advice? I'm open to all options.
WRT to #3, I've always thought we should have a penalty if management stonewalled negotiations like a 5-10% per year pay increase if a new CBA wasn't competed before the amendable date. My rep said though, that management will never agree to a punitive pay increase like that because then we might be the ones dragging our feet if the pay increase is more than we think we can get from management. Still, I'd rather have the contractual pay increase in the CBA and let management come and get it, rather than have to wait 2-3 years for a new contract.