Originally Posted by
Aquaticus
I disagree. The reserve stipulations, no fix to pool display, vacation pay, pto accrual, ... huge concessions to gain measly hr here hr there benefits. Ta1 was so manpower negative they can't justify the "1.3B" gain when they are giving 1.5b in work rules. We aren't even keeping up with regional work rules let alone being the world's leading airline.
TA1 was full of concessions with a few minor improvements sprinkled in. I still don’t have much faith in pilots in general. We like to talk tough, especially on anonymous forums, but at the end of the day we rarely follow through. I think that the polling will show that over 50% want a better deal quickly vs waiting for a complete rewrite. Most of the questions in the poll focused on fixing this deal, not starting over. There is enough fear and concern in the group that a major recession will erase the growth plans and our leverage. The bird in the hand crowd is bigger than many want to admit. If they increase the hourly rate to 10% to start with the 5% annual bumps, keep our current scope, pay LCA’s by the trip, and possibly keep the current 1000 show for first day of reserve, I think that it will pass. They need a quick deal to staff the training department for the expansion. They also know that these tweaks are much cheaper than waiting to spend more while also slowing their expansion to meet training limitations. If they make these changes, the training department gets staffed, their expansion will be possible, and they’ll hold onto the efficiency gains for years to come. I don’t like the option, but it’s how I see it being played out.