Originally Posted by
antbar01
As a recent former ExpressJetter this resonates with me as well. This feels like a move to reduce our overall leverage (very legitimate concerns + picketing + strike vote) for an amount of money that will be instantaneously mitigated by reduced profit sharing. Every move that the company makes is done for a negotiating purpose, they may be thinking ahead to mediation and their overall record as to labor relations. How will they explain their decisions to date?
I'm not saying I've made up my mind, but I will say that anyone that thinks this is the company extending an olive branch is likely disconnected from the way these things are done in the modern era. Consider your vote carefully unless you are 100% happy with:
the status quo,
plus 8%,
minus 33% of your current status quo profit sharing check.
I will add one final detail. I hear the "yes" guys arguments with respect to supporting the MEC's position. But in my ALPA experience, it's important to contact your rep directly to ensure that you understand their thinking, rather than expecting a blastmail to give the nuances to you.
Once the hubbub dies down, I intend to do this and my rep will know my decision before I fill out the ballot.
Agreed. At this point I'm only hopeful that everyone sees this for what it really is. Simply a play to the NMB. Either way we take it is lessening our leverage with the NMB and there is nothing we can do about it except get more unified. Get the damn ALPA flare on, go to the meetings, join a committee, follow the SOP, FSM, and fly safe.