Y'all sittin' down for this?
I agree with Heavydriver!!
I applaud his approach.
He came right out and addressed where his priorities are..
If the TA meets and individuals priorities, then they vote yes, if not? Then vote NO.
A TA is not the end of the world, even if you're in the "hold out for more" camp.
If the TA sucks, then during the Roadshow phase people will have the opportunity to debate the merits.
If it as bad as some believe, then that should be an easy debate to win and the TA will fail.
This would give the NC enormous power at the table, during the next negotiation.
But, if the majority feels that it is good, it'll pass.
We have some really, REALLY smart pilots flying the line. Having 193 sets of eyes going through this with a fine tooth comb is a good thing.
I also agree that Spaminacan has some valid points.
Look into what happened during the SW & Airtran merger... you can go backwards in a negotiation.
Tragically, none of this is even the argument.
The contract is being held up by 1224 who is using Omni pilots as sacrificial lambs to obtain improvements for the upcoming Atlas contract.
The fact that management is saying this, doesn't make it not true; I just got off the phone with a P2P who told me he has confirmed that this is EXACTLY true.
This E Board final authority stuff is unique to the IBT.
But there is good news! We CAN go around them.
Contact Captain Wainscott via company email and let him know where you stand (For or against).
If the majority of pilots are for a TA based on the current offer, then it is the duty of our Representatives to execute those wishes.
But, if they will not, and this is going to sound harsh, we vote them out through recall and
replace them with people that will.
To some this will seem extreme, to others, unappreciative of the efforts of the NC.
It is neither. These comments are without emotion or agenda. It is simply the tools we have to work with while employed at a company represented by unionized labor.
I have it on EXCELLENT authority that the IBT above 1224's head (a guy named David Bourne - Dir of Airline Division for The IBT) has given assurances that once Eric Wainscott-Omni ExCo- has given the OK, we will be allowed to vote.