Originally Posted by
FlewNavy
TK manning is clearly the unions leverage behind this contract. The company recognizes this an never wants the union to have this leverage again - this is the reasoning behind the inclusion of the PUPs clause. If the company cannot staff the training center with the standard supply/demand that market economics decide within the seniority list than this clause allows an additional pool of labor that has zero leverage to make future changes.
Why is the MEC and the NC so focused on throwing away ALL OF OUR LEVERAGE? Seems they are working for management. Got Stockholm Syndrome?
Why can't the CAL pilots just simply have our LTD overpayments back with no strings attached? Clearly ALPA legal told them it was OK to release the money, otherwise it wouldn't be so obviously attached to the TA. Very dishonest and disingenuous in my opinion. Typically, when other forms of overpayment are concerned, I get a check back in a reasonable time frame once the error has been discovered and agreed to. WTF? That's a bad look.