Originally Posted by WHACKMASTER

I called him weak because his mentality of, “We can’t ask for too much or the NMB will park us” is a big part of the reason our profession has continued to erode over the decades.

NOW is the time to make contract gains that restore our profession and compensation to where is should be given the responsibility and liability we accept every time we push the thrust levers up.
Now is definitely not the time to be making claims such as “We’re asking for too much”, “They’re going to park us”, etc.

In other words, if you’re at Delta, SWA, UAL, or whenever….now’s the time to “grow a set”.[/QUOTE

Well, we did ask for too much and we did get parked. This isn’t a hypothetical, it’s history. We could have had modest work rule gains and modest 12-15% raises 3 years ago and now be negotiating for an additional 15-20%. I’d be at around $360/hr now and this new contract would compound on top of that. Instead I’ve gotten nothing and now the baseline is $298/hr (my seat/category). TVM exists, it’s reality and it’s simple math.

Nope. Our MEC was highjacked by a very vocal minority that was pushing for a near tripling of our contract cost AND they wanted a Lump sum put into their MCBP…but only for a very few at the very top. When you go in and ask for a 50% raise, 25% DC and a million lump sum…you get laughed out of the room…

And that’s exactly what the Company did after 1week and we’ve been parked ever since.