Originally Posted by notEnuf

My pondering has let me imagine that the 5 raises since 2015 would have triggered 5 reviews and increased our pay RATES to industry average while maintaining our profit sharing and former language with regard to sick leave, trip coverage and every other concession that would not be, as we patiently waited for an acceptable PWA. You are correct that this is alternate history but there is nothing speculative about the rest of the company being limited to no wage increases unless there was a pilot increase while still conducting section 6 negotiations. Since then, the non-cons have had annual or better raises of 3-4% and returned to the pilot profit sharing plan. We nearly solidified a provision that negated the punitive nature of prolonged negotiation which is management’s primary leverage.

I’m dreaming, I know and I have to live with our collective choice and reality but it should never be forgotten what we gave up. I continue to think this was a huge one. I’m sure others have their own regrets.

It struck me as strange that this is acknowledged publicly by the company when previously it was not a concern, but now is used to tout our above average compensation. Negotiations are on going and this propaganda would never make Deltanet if we were still getting raises without having settled. Maybe I’m the only one who thought a mechanism to not stagnate wages and continue raises was a TVM dream come true.