Surprised by this. JetBlue is way off base if they are coming in below Alaska rates and similar rules. If you have not read the arbitration results form Alaska it would be worth the read. I understand we are shooting for more but the arbitration itself made a strong case for why we should expect Alaska type similarities or better.
I also thought the email put out by JetBlue citing the arbitration results was somewhat of a de facto acknowledgement that their contract should serve as a minimum at the very least.
Don't get me wrong, we should be looking at better than Alaska and pushing for market rate all day long, but this really highlights the gulf between where we think we should be and what management thinks we are worth. Very disappointing.