Originally Posted by
jamesholzhauer
Most of the CBA was a concession. PS: concession (codified). UTS: concession PTOSB: concession. And with all that, rates still below peers. We’ve conceded enough. There are no concessions, even now, with the exception of reduced flying. But when the company needs something from us (reduced flying, re-bids, mutually beneficial Coronavirus protections), that is an opportunity to get something back that we gave away before. Never let a crisis go to waste.
You realize the company could just say we need X amount of no fly lines (zero pay) for April. Then, having satisfied the CBA concerning negotiating furlough mitigation decide to furlough 500 pilots for May. We are going to be obscenely overstaffed for at least the next 6 months. Sometimes you just have to understand you aren’t holding an ace. The company has a royal flush when it comes to staffing and negotiating power. We better hope THEY LET a crisis go to waist. I want to keep all guys employed!