Originally Posted by
Mytime2025
Tell them what you want and leave it at that. Don't get into some debate because they will use your words against you. Just like when dealing with a lawyer, say as little as possible. If you get a call it should go like this.
"Amend our current contract to include
a retirement plan that is company funded, pay rates in excess of inflation 20% minimum, reserve rule improvements, LCA/ PI rates 5% above DAL and a me too clause"
Thank them for their time and hang up.
Do NOT get into a discussion.
SWA has done several of these phone polls over the last several years. They’re not conducted by your reps or even ALPA itself. They’re conducted by research groups, I believe the University of New Hampshire is one of them. You won’t be given a chance to debate with the caller, who isn’t a pilot, hasn’t much of an idea about what being a pilot entails, or even has an opinion one way or the other about your situation. It’ll be a lot of “On a scale of 1-5 how important is to you to increase your guaranteed number of days off.” It’s very sanitary from that perspective.