Originally Posted by
AxlF16
I'm going to beat my cranium against the wall here...
Brown explained clearly what he meant by not negotiating for inflation. He said it is definitely a factor, but we don't necessarily try to match the gross inflation metric. I don't have any problem with his explanation. He also explained that inflation affects people in different income brackets differently. Is that arguable? The higher income brackets (where we are) tend to be less affected by energy and housing inflation. Finally, his point about housing is that most pilots own their homes and are not subject to thr inflationary pressure of the rental market (like lower income brackets).
The pay increases in the TA don't come anywhere near recognizing our contribution to positioning United for success...but let's not be disingenuous.
Yes but his excuse was if we tied our rates to inflation since 2012 we would’ve lost. First off, this is a two year contract and we know the inflation estimates so that’s just dumb. Second of all, why did he say 2012? I’m too lazy to check the inflation rates but something tells me there’s political spin and that happens to coincide favorably with his argument. Bring it back to 1970 and I’m sure his argument is shot.