Originally Posted by
midnightshuttle
Today our MEC chairman said if we didnt vote this in we would be stuck for 2yrs in mediation.
Our CNC were there too. Vote it in or we are DOOMED
Oh well
Just my humble opinion but that’s a load of bs. ATI management played hardball until a negotiator was assigned. Then in the 11th hour they made a deal. If this gets voted down they will play the same game of chicken again until the first meeting with the negotiater is scheduled again (in June) and come back to the table with an Omni contract (slightly better than k4).
The pilot group will have to vote it down again and then make their own deal before the third meeting with the negotiator is scheduled.
K4 pilots work 16 days less per year than ATI pilots and have had a contract for ~15 months already so there is no reason ATI shouldn’t have a ~12% higher yearly wage starting at DOS with 5% raises over the length of the contract. With the record profits ATSG is posting a profit sharing direct 401k contribution would go a long way as well.