Originally Posted by
Chowdah
Money is one thing to negotiate, but bodies are another. This a finite resource that the company cannot negotiate away. If they do, it would have as many negative consequences for us (long term) as for them. Money on the other hand (retirement, LTD, PPU rates, hourly, vacation, sick bank, etc) is essentially infinite from our standpoint.
Pay more and they'll get more bodies.
Overwork people and decrease QOL and they'll get less bodies.
If there aren't enough bodies to fully staff the flights then it's time to cut back on flights and charge more money to the customers. Given the amount of passenger traffic this summer, it's clear that ticket prices are too low.
But these aren't my problems to solve. FUPM.