Originally Posted by
rvfanatic
The argument could be made that top 1/3 are avoiding displacement to a lower paying seat on the backs of pay cuts by the bottom two-thirds. In some cases (displaced 777 CA to 756/737 CA), a NO vote to TA and mass furloughs is less take home pay than a YES vote to this rumored TA (stays in seat with 10% pay cut at WB pay). So I guess just spare me the shared sacrifice theme because 10%, 20%, and 50% is hardly shared.
This seemed like a good idea at first, but the more division I see as a result of these class systems I think we need to rally as a union and tell the company HELL NO, enough is enough. After all, the best negotiation tactic is to walk away.
I talked to my union rep for 1.5 hours last night, and we discussed this very thing. His explanation was the more seasoned pilots put up with tremendous loss during the lost decade (ESOP, loss of pension, etc). So, they tried to structure the LOA to allow those with the least time left on property to try to continue to build as much as possible for retirement. He did indicate an EO is part of the package.