Originally Posted by
Jetlife
All it takes is a nice stroll through the union MB to see the comments made by the rank and file to see 75% voted yes. They looked at the payscale and because it favored captains, they mostly voted yes. Obviously some FOs had to vote yes too which is even more insane. But once the dust settled and the lack of work rule wording and contract language started showing its ugly head, the moral droppped and reality set in.
The scariest part of all this from a stability standpoint is that management wanted to extend this current contract with giving you guys nothing monetary in return. That’s a big red flag to their financial state IMHO.
Recent company communication says we are either meeting or beating financial estimates and goals.
I think the company is extremely effective at exploiting union dysfunction and inefficiency. Although AJ was a welcome face when he replaced our previous executive team, I do believe the "Flight Plan 2020" is probably very similar to what Sokol and Hansell envisioned.
Rumor has it the 2015 CBA was settled on because the company developed a lot of leverage and the union became concerned (if not scared). I'm a believer of this rumor because contracts like the 2015 agreement don't come to fruition when the union has a lot of leverage and bargaining power.
Unfortunately for the older guys, the current agreement achieved 20% raises while the new hires got 8% raises, different basing, downgrade language and seniority list contraction, small fleets and a QOL that is so poor compared to the large cabin stuff it might as well be a different company. It will be miraculous if you can get any solidarity with that...I wish them luck.
In my 15 years here, a few times I wonder if NJASAP will survive or if they have any leverage at all, this is one of those times. Things could get very ugly here very quickly with this age 65/IBI thing. I'm not sure what the best course of action is to make a majority happy...