Originally Posted by
Plane Ramrod
One point on "time value", you need to get the mindset that this is C2020 and start from there. That's not ALPA's fault or the NC's fault, that is a gift to management brought to you by the RLA. Not much you can do about that. Maybe go in day 1 and declare an impass?
All we can do is expect nothing until the NLRB puts us into the 30 day cooling off period. This is the message to the company that they have drawn this out as long as possible and it's time to deal. THEN your job is not to vote in a TA unless you consider that 5 year deal acceptable for the next 9 years.
This just seems to be the best way to go about things at this point. We all just need to relax and accept what we have for the next few years and let the process play out. Prospective new hires need to be ready to accept our abismal FO pay while while their friends at the legacies make 70-80 dollars more per hour with 16% DC. I mean you'd have to really want to fly yellow airplanes to do that until 2020 but it is the reality. This will go to a strike and it will take a few years. Let's have a few beers and relax or go fly for the legacies and skip the nonsense. Cant wait for this summer when attrition meets bad weather meets management superior planning. Should be exciting. And do not fall for the "we're super close" garbage anymore.