Originally Posted by
CaseTractor
All this is even more motivation to get out. I don’t want to see what PBS implementation feels like. Management must be feeling pleasantly surprised how easy this was, and optimistic getting a killer PBS system to realize true efficiencies not far away on the horizon. Perfect timing for when the airline is truly staffed 30% less. Those left behind will be truly miserable. I’m tired of anyone who says PBS can be a good thing and golden days are awesome. The statement is true, but naive to think it will be true at ENY. Negotiating a strong protection in PBS for QOL is just not realistic given past histories. It’s a complicated thing, and I hope we are hiring experts to figure this out. Short of that, we are hosed. If we don’t like the negotiated PBS, can we keep voting that down? Or is this train coming no matter what it looks like?
the LOA was clear the intent of both parties was to implement PBS
the LOA specified that at an impass - that is going to happen - it goes to an arbiter.
the arbiter has the language that the intent is to implement, the language that the arbiter will give operational needs consideration.
Does anybody think the company is not going to be short staffed?
This LOA guarantees an imposed PBS system through arbitration.
the subsequent MEC left to deal with this will sell the subsequent PBS LOA as better than what an arbiter will impose