Originally Posted by
notEnuf
I'm glad you read the specific language. I am willing to wait until April 1 to file the grievance because if UAL passes their TA, we will be due 9.25%. If you read it you know what I'm talking about. (that will be without a single concession)
I am not sure about this. 3B4 consists of two parts:
1. A triggering event - a raise to other employees.
2. An industry comparison. Used to be with a few airlines, but due to mergers just looks at some kind of blended 757 CAPT rate with UAL and AMR.
If UAL passes their TA we will definitely be behind UAL and AMR in pay-rates but we still need a triggering event.
I read the language and it talks about a rolling 18 month window. IMHO this is the problem - loose contractual language that is not clear. We can argue that the 01DEC15 raise to the non-contracts is the trigger but the company will certainly argue that it is not a trigger.
I personally think us winning a 3B4 is a crap-shoot at best, and certainly not a fait accompli.
Scoop