Originally Posted by
A321
AA pilots are frustrated because originally their contract was supposed to be amendable starting with openers in Jan 2017, but the pilot group stupidly traded big pay raises in 2015 for another 2 years on the contract with openers not until Jan 2019. Big, short sighted mistake.
2019 is too far away to predict the economic climate, fuel prices, etc.
It was a year and one day extension on the contract. An opener is just that, if you were seriously thinking we'd get a contract early I have a bridge to sell you.
The MOU was what handicapped us not voting yes/no on that contract. I think it was our only play.
I can't believe I'm saying this but I'm siding with the company here... we signed our contract, it's done. We aren't going to get retroactive increases because of UAL and DAL leapfrogging us in the future unless it's built into the contract, which it isn't, begging management for a revisit just puts us in a weaker position.