Originally Posted by
Car Ramrod
That was a huge missed opportunity. I don't think anyone would disagree. However it is easy to play Monday morning quarterback. At the time (I wasn't here) I believe our new contract was industry leading in pay aside from southwest. Correct me if I'm wrong. I have a hard time calling them incompetent because of that. Anyways I'm a "bird in the hand is better than two in the bush" kinda guy. perhaps that was their thought process. You'd have to ask them.
Continental had both better pay and retirement than our contract 2010 and they were on a concessionary agreement. Their work rules were quite weak however.