Originally Posted by
Thrust Hold
I’m tired of this “negotiating capital” mantra that you guys have been spittin’ since ALPA put it in your head last negotiation cycle. It won’t take squat to get New Hires Health Insurance from Day 1 and a measly raise to an already pathetic rate plus higher training pay. All I see is that dang Lord of The Rings Gollum character and his “precious” (negotiating capital) every time y’all say that.
If you don't believe contract negotiations are purely quid pro quo, I don't know what we can tell you.
As the lyricist Cage the Elephant said "Ain't no rest for the wicked / money don't grow on trees / I got bills to pay, I got mouths to feed / Ain't nothing in this world for free"