So, philosophically speaking, would management be opposed to a compensation structure tied closely to inflation, in our case compounding over time at around 3%? No. However, not being opposed and moving heaven and earth to show ALPA the wisdom of such a thing is another matter all together. Why do such a thing when we insist on giving them productivity over time? We volunteer to work harder (productivity increase) for less purchasing power (productivity increase) over our careers. The have us coming and going.

The way we do things suits them just fine and helps keep the owners of the company happy. I would love to be a fly on the wall if someone dropped this bomb on them at the table. They would wonder how to justify denying such modest raises, knowing that the productivity gravy train just derailed.