Originally Posted by
DashTrash
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!!!
Money is one of the least important sections to me in the new contract. Work rules, reserve rules, vacation and training value, LTD, and scope are the things I’m interested in. Retro doesn’t touch any of that. So the longer we wait for a new contract, the longer we go without these critical improvements. And these all cost money.... money the company saves every day at OUR expense. So “patience” to me seems counter intuitive.
I’m certainly not suggesting we rush to a crappy contract. No no no. What I’m suggesting is we start putting pressure on the company to give us the deal we deserve NOW.