Originally Posted by
Photoflier
See this I don’t understand. With the performance of the company and the economy, we are CLEARLY due a beneficial contract in EVERY section. So why are we content to just sit on our hands and let the company drag it out with ZERO pressure what so ever?? If we were looking at concessions, sure! Take as long as you want!
But each day we don’t have a new contract saves the company money and costs us money. Retro schmetro. One; it’s never FULL retro, and two, many of the benefits I expect aren’t pay related. So each day we go without a contract is a loss for us. Yet there appears to be NO pressure to get this done in the media, picketing etc. They can just drag their feet with no consequences that I see. The company expressed that a contract would be on time: they failed to deliver. I would LOVE to see less patience and more action for my union dues.
Rant over
Remember this is a negotiation. Both parties have to tentatively agree to all sections prior to the MEC deciding whether or not to send it to the Pilots for ratification. We got a 4% pay raise this last January, so we are not losing money yet. Delta did get full retro and helped to bring that term back into the lexicon for negotiations. We (including the MEC & NC) should not be in a hurry to just sign a deal!!! We want a good deal without obvious pitfalls. We could probably have a deal tomorrow if we were willing to sell our scope. I’m not willing to do that for any price!!! Section one is priceless!!!