Originally Posted by
BunkerF16
What I know Hyper is that there are too many "Just happy to be here", "It's better than what we had/where I came from", "Gee, what happens if the economy collapses" cowards at this company for there to have enough unity for us to stick together to get a deal we really deserve.
The company knows this. They know they can offer a below average contract to this pilot group and a majority will gobble it up like a hobo on a ham sandwich.
Bunker, we are here for one reason...because of NO UNITY. A lot of guys did not follow MEC guidance, and continued picking up RSA’s, VDA’s, etc. It is our fault that we are here, hence the crap leverage the NC had in negotiations.
Do you really think we will make substantial gains in TA2? Are you willing to wait two years minimum for a TA2 with MAYBE 10-15% gains? Do you really think we will get released at an impasse? I’ll give you a hint....look at Frontier. Asked to be released three times, denied all three times. Sitting there and accusing people of “just being happy to be here” is a false dilemma, on your part. As soon as the Labor Dispute was over, guys started doing SET and stand up PA’s, as if they missed it.
We are here because of us. Not because of JB or because of the MEC. Look at what we have to work with. This is negotiating. You win some and lose some. JB has also a right to keep the shareholders happy. Its business, not emotions.