Originally Posted by
Bluedriver
450, let me ask you a few simple questions. Outside of being released by the NMB at the end of section 6, can the company simply put out a vote to reduce the ADG to 4.0, and then simply implement it anyway if the pilots vote no?
Outside of being released by the NMB at the end of section 6, can the company simply put out a vote to reduce pay rates by 20%, and then simply just implement that pay cut anyway if the pilots vote it down?
After you answer those, please explain how this is any different???
The company is directly and explicitly violating the CBA if/when they codeshare between focus cities and/or between a focus city and ANY international destination within the range of the A321NEO.
They CANNOT simply make an offer, and then simply do whatever they please regardless of how the pilots vote.
Unfortunately, that’s exactly what they did and now we are fighting it as per the CBA. A negotiation it was not. A last ditch effort to try and gain something before the industry began to recover is what it was. To the company it was just business as usual. Yes they are violating the CBA and hopefully arbitration turns out favorable to us. They obviously think that the CAN just make an offer. We will find out in May/June what the outcome is. Until then it’s all speculation. It is no different then your above mentioned examples except that they were offering something (even if really wasn’t) in return. Uncle Joe called their bluff with the no furloughs if they take the cares act money or it might have turned out different.