Originally Posted by
Ted Striker
I remember being blown away the first time I found out pilots negotiated their own contracts, as in line pilots that were sent to “negotiating 101”. How we don’t have full blown professional negotiators working on our behalf with pilots being read in and available for suggestion/direction blows my mind. It’s like sending a kid out of college who has never played tennis before to tennis camp for a Summer, then send him up against a ****ed off John McEnroe but with a former pro as a coach to guide him.
Its not as bad as you think. There’s normally several professional negotiators in the room for guidance. Your pilot negotiators meet with them for days in advance to formulate a strategy. Usually attorneys and you had one that went to Yale law school and has argued in front of the Supreme Court. Not sure if he’s still there or not?