Originally Posted by
Tuck
In Picketing video NC chair says we had better have a contract by august or we are going to start Fighting. Huh? Why is august now the date? Should have been may and we should have started the “fight” last peek when we realized it wasn’t going to happen. His comments don’t leave me with a lot of confidence in whatever plan there is.
He means we need to have an AIP by August to be ratifiable by November, similar to last time, before peak. I agree we should've started "fighting" last November, but that didn't happen. My guess is if we don't see meaningful progress in Section 8 by August, then it's not looking good. The big ticket items close out relatively quickly, although with retirement such a big focus, I'm not sure that's the case this time.
Take a look at vacation buy backs in September. All of the seats had been there for quite some time...not anymore. The seats that remain....