Originally Posted by
Buck Rogers
Yes, I would have. I would vote for TA1,(and I suggest almost all the other 2500 guys nearing retirement would too) because with no retro plan formulated, I (they)can't afford the "stand your ground" of turning down TA1 for a better TA2.....at some date in the future.
Viola.....a crappy contract comes to fruition, much to the angst of the more junior pilots, and they're left scratching their heads going, " who woulda thought that was gonna happen"?
A TA that was gonna fail 55%-45% will now pass by about 55%-45% because they can't stand the risk of a long drawn out re-negotiation possibly leading to the scenario I outlined.
Clear now?
Management will decide the timeline. If they want to do a quick deal it will have to be very good. On the other hand if they want a few years of cost advantage and get past the retiree hump potentially saving themselves more in retirement costs, then they will drag it out. The younger or mid-career pilots not giving you retro is a false narrative. The retro will be part of the total TA and will be negotiated as such. Personally the retro has to be 100% but who gets it will be negotiated.