Originally Posted by
MaxKts
Carlos,
Man - get a grip on yourself. The company blinked with their STD side letter and they are just trying to get us to blink back with JL's psuedo red letter.
It's just business and they want us doing their business!
By saying "My Negotiating Committee Speaks for ME" are you saying that you agreed it was OK for the MEC to roll over on us and support the age 65 thing when the majority of FedEx pilots were not in favor of change?
OK, so we have one guy that says this isn't about age 60 (FDXLAG) and one guy that says it is about age 60 (MaxKts).
Addressing your point, MaxKts, yes, this is business. But every business decision, as you know, has its consequences. You can't just wish everything your way. You have to bargain the best you can and be prepared to accept less than perfection.
If our guys on the MEC/NC who spent the time to research and bargain over this agreement say this is the best deal we can get right now, I'm inclined to believe them.
By the way, I don't like the way Age 60 played out either. But, for me, that's another thread.