Originally Posted by
chrisreedrules
Honestly, I don't think you "get it". The company and the NC negotiate on things. Once the NC feels that they have something worth sending to the pilots for a vote, then and only then do they do so. There is a reason that the MEC outright rejected the original proposal of a 10K signing bonus for new hires and 10K retention bonuses for FOs only. Because NO BONUSES SHOULD BE CONSIDERED unless they include ALL of the pilots. This is what you elect your fellow pilots to represent you for.
Well the company has already given new hires a bonus without the union's approval, so they can raise it to 10k without their approval. This is ABOUT GIVING FO'S ON PROPERTY A RAISE ABOVE POVERTY.