Originally Posted by
RhinoBallAuto
So to my question, What is the incentive for a company to respond to requests for higher pay, scope, improved work rules, etc.? Why would it ever agree to pay more if the previous contract is automatically extended? What is the eventual recourse available to labor besides rejecting a contract offer over and over? Sure, eventually the road leads towards a possible strike, but that would take years, right? And the longer it takes for a company to improve pay/PS/work rules, the more it "saves", correct?
RBA
Because sometimes the concessions that the company wants or needs from it's pilots don't always add up to the pay raises proposed from management...IE failed TA2015. 65% did not think that their proposal added up. Now does that mean the pilots may have left some money on the table, maybe and obviously debatable. But once the work rules are gone, "they ain't never comin back". So the million/billion dollar question is what are pilots willing to give up or not give up, and what is the compensation associated with that. If what's offered can't outdo the current contract, why settle for less? Especially in today's environment....