Originally Posted by
ForTheWin
Uh, excuse me...but clearly the majority within your MEC agreed to binding arbitration. So you get what you get and you live with it. Thanks for the lesson on what we should do. But no thanks to you and your MEC, we're where we are as a direct result of your arbitration.
Like you, I hope the best for you on your next round...but, like mentioned previously, your arbitration solidified the floor for the rest of us. So...thanks?
The outcome of our arbitration was much worse than any of us thought possible, including our MEC, otherwise we wouldn't have agreed to it to begin with. We were all pretty disappointed, mostly in terms of scope. Pay and DC are pretty darn close but could be better, no other sections were opened and no more will be till 2020 for us. With 2020 being so close, that's my guess as to why they agreed to arbitration at all. Our contract still brought the industry up significantly as a whole, and although many of us were frustrated at the outcome, we are thankful for our hardworking reps and their dedication to our combined pilot group. We will not make the arbitration mistake in 2020 and we will be more unified than ever.
That said...If we are supposedly the floor as you put it...then where does this current contract put you guys if voted in, the basement? Why settle for any less than ALK achieved? Why take large scheduling concessions? The huge QOL hit? Why give up PBS without getting something SUBSTANTIAL in return? Why settle for anything? The point is, in this job market with cheap gas, a strong economy and lots of options for us as pilots...you simply don't need to.
There's no reason you should be able to make more your first year at a regional than at a major. Ever. That's not how it's supposed to work. Do you disagree? If not, how can you vote yes?
