You have me a bit confused on what your strategy really is. In the past you stated that our leverage was backpacks off. Now you state the leverage is a strike via release from the NMB and take no other action.
UAL's current rates according to JM are 14% above ours overall or ½ percent below our TA rates. I am missing the leverage there also.
Why not follow your leadership instead of a constant barrage of contradictory posts.
This is going to take a long time. Follow your leadership and relax. You can survive a few years without a raise.



WhatNow,

Not sure about the leverage in question. but one thing you might be missing is that UAL achieved those pay-rates with essentially no concessions and no change to their Profit Sharing.

Saying our TA rates were above the new UAL rates is incorrect and misleading. In order to achieve those pay rates our PS was reduced.

UAL has a very similar PS formula to us that with similar profits would pay out with similar payments. I do think our PS does have a pension/401K advantage over the UAL PS but I am not sure what you are implying with your comparison of our failed to TA to the current UAL contract - are you saying that our failed TA was better than what UAL has now?

Additionally, UAL has a "Me-too" clause that would match any additional gains we achieve - I think the UAL guys did OK.

Scoop