Originally Posted by
sailingfun
A increased ALV was considered a massive concession in several contracts. Now a reduced ALV is a massive concession. A reduced ALV in place by 01 OCT will mitigate furloughs. Contractually it has to mitigate them. It forces the company to need more pilots to operate the system. If we combined it with limiting swaps and the swap board to the normal pickup limits I believe we could eliminate furloughs. This bid might drop me single digit numbers worst case in my category. I will get full pay until I retire if we keep the ALV. I will take a big cut in pay if we reduce the ALV. It is however the right thing to do. Why make some pilots provide 100% of the cost savings the company needs. ALV restrictions are 100% self correcting as things get back to normal so please skip the BS that we won’t get it back and we will have a weaker contract. The company will beg for it back. Lets be honest, this is about greed pure and simple. I’m senior so yank up the ladder and don’t cut my pay a dime.
Good Post. An ALV reduction is not a concession. In my opinion a concession is something that would continue to benefit the company during the good times. An ALV reduction is 100% self correcting - thus it is not a concession. We would not need to bargain or trade anything to eliminate the ALV reduction when the good times return - that is the key.
QOL items - we would have to trade and try to claw/scrape them back = concession.
Any pay rate reductions - we would have to trade and try to claw/scrape them back = concession.
Any productivity gives - actually the opposite of ALV reduction - we would have to trade and try to claw/scrape them back = concession. I fear these would be forever!
I have no problem with an ALV reduction. On the other hand I am not sure it would help mitigate furloughs at all but since it is self correcting it wouldn't bother me at all.
Scoop