Originally Posted by
D Mantooth
And, to be very clear, I do not support "trading" it for higher pay. Get the best rates we possibly can, and then (only then) try to convert some defined PS percentage into a higher pay rate on top of what was negotiated, leaving the upper end of PS intact so we can share in the bounty if Delta continues to prosper.
I could agree to this. Unfortunately they didn't think of this last year. Last year's TA had the PS "monetized" into a "there's now way you won't come out ahead under any scenario" in year 2 and muddying the waters.
I'd be fine with the scenario you just laid out. But then our payrates would be so far above UAL/AA that we'd have a target on our backs.