Originally Posted by
CLazarus
So, no one says they want to relax our current Scope (except perhaps trolls). Many have stated they would give up pay to protect our current Scope (e.g. - if we were forced into concessions to avoid bankruptcy).
Would anyone give up some pay to further tighten our Scope? I expect not but figured I'd ask. I don't honestly know how we could successfully tighten up Scope further than it is right now, does anyone? I'd love to see more 50 seaters put out to pasture, but aside from a NSNB I'm not sure how else we could force management's hand.
I imagine management would love to buy 175 E2s, but I understand they are too heavy under current Scope. So, would it be wise to use the 175 E2 as a bargaining chip to tighten Scope elsewhere? Any thoughts?
I'm not sure of a cost/benefit analysis would produce a substantial benefit by giving up pay? In my mind, Scope is the single most important section of any CBA. Scope=Job. It's that simple! I would love to be able to tighten Scope, but I'm not sure that the cost would be worth it. JH our former MEC Chairman said that we had industry leading Scope language until Delta agreed to their Scope. After that, it was copy and paste.