Originally Posted by
kronan
...And I do tend to remember arguments that delaying a year was unlikely to result in so great an improvement to counter the time value of money.
UPS future pay increases are 3%. SWA's are 3%. Delta's 3-3-4 %.
Does that strengthen or weak our arguments with the NMB that our future pay raises are insufficient?
You will keep going back to the hourly pay rates as the end-all. It was about the QOL Section 6 Openers, and retirement. That's why, even after all the sales pitches from the NC, and the fear of economic issues in 2016, it only got a 57% approval from our crew force.