Originally Posted by
rickair7777
This is a bit misleading...
An 8 year old contract is a PRE 9/11 CONTRACT! You cannot realistically compare pre and post 9/11 contracts...the game is played on a different field now.
You are implying that your NEXT contract will be leaps and bounds better than your current one...
When do you expect to have a new contract? What numbers do you REALISTICALLY expect to get on the new one?
easy, we are going for expressjet rates plus 3%.. when will we get it?? probably when we have to strike. thats what our mec has told us and proposed to the company.. and are you really blaming your poor increase on 9/11 .. using 9/11 as a reason why your pay is just barely above ours is a terrible excuse,, especially 6 years later... you sound just like management telling us that times are tough and 9/11 and yadda yadda yadda... yet they post huge profits every quarter.. infact pinnacle is the most profitable company for investors amongst all the regionals.