Originally Posted by
flyingpuma1
Agree we shouldn’t have to “get back” flexibility, we willingly gave that away. When I first started at the airlines almost 20 years ago I had a ca tell me “never give up work rules, pay comes and goes but work rules once gone are impossible to get back.”
First rule of negotiating!
Originally Posted by
yh308
We had good reserve flexibility. I understand the issue with checker boarding but we gave up too much. We should have found a much better middle ground instead of just screwing reserves. When PBS is fully implemented, reserves will lose essentially any ability to change their schedule outside what they can bid.
MEC/NC does not care about RES, they are senior enough to avoid it.
Their view is the same as Bendo's: RES is not supposed to be a choice.
We will NEVER get RES drops or any of our QOL we willingly gave up, enjoy your 1/6 Retro!
March 2018 was an epic fail:
NC negotiating while on a TRO, where was ALPA national?
They should have been relieved of their duties based on that alone!
Negotiating scared and tired, gets to be too much for anyone.
I don't blame the NC, they did their best, but were outclassed.
They walked out of the deal in November 2017, when Bendo threw the PBS MOU the last minute.
What changed between then and March? We voted on that same proposal+PBS!
Anyone that has some time in this industry knows that the vote on the first offer is ALWAYS NO!
Subsequent offer will no doubt be an improvement.
Even timing was terrible. Who signs in March?
Wait till high season, starting June to Sept and hit them when it hurts.
Lessons learned, hopefully!