Originally Posted by
Ni hao
All good points BUT why wait until 2021/22. Oscar wanted a deal done before Jan 19 guess what no deal. So what's the plan? Sing around the camp fire and hold hands? I'm pretty amazed at the weak sheep I fly with. In fact some pilots would take a pay cut it seems! Def not liking the attitude on the line.
Oscar wanted a deal only if it came with scope relief. Once they found out that our position is firm this simply turned into the standard negotiations story that we always go through. We’re only a few months past the amendable date. The union has put out some progress reports. The guys on the line aren’t weak sheep, they’ve just watched this movie a few times before and can quote it line for line. Basically yes, we sit around and sing campfire songs, fly the contract, and let the negotiating committee do their job. The guys out there beating their chest wanting an end to single engine taxi, no picking up trips, or the slow down, we’ll show them attitude aren’t doing us any good. From an operational standpoint a couple of guys on a personal mission doesn’t even make a dent in the operation, and a large scale program would be illegal. This has always taken time to accomplish, it will this time, and however many more times we get to watch this song and dance before we retire and walk away.