Originally Posted by
CincoDeMayo
Yup, and those pilots are with ALPA lawyers throughout the entire process. Deals are not made at the table, papers are passed at the table and counters are made away from the table with our ALPA lawyers working with our pilot representatives. The idea the company is sending lawyers in who outsmart the gullible pilots at the negotiating table is a tired one. In the end, negotiations are to present an AIP, your reps make it a TA, and the pilots ratify it. Don’t like the end result? Take it up with the 70% of pilots who voted it in or the 6 reps that made it eligible to vote on.
Yes, alpa lawyers with our NC. My comment was more directed to the company lawyers being more shrewd than our guys. We made big gains last contract, agreed. But Bendo and co seemed to be one step ahead of our NC/ lawyers every step of the way.
I remember being at a PUB event in FLL. Bendo walks in, uses the restroom and makes a pass through the room and leaves. Rest of the conversations that evening focused around that one single event. Planned, I’m sure. He got the result he was looking for.