Originally Posted by
AllYourBaseAreB
There is no “pie”. That is a mythical construct created by management.
What possible cooperation was needed to either allow or force a merger with AA and the WO??? Why the F would the company need APA approval? In reality, the only thing meaningful APA could offer is concessions to BUY back regional scope. Beyond that, why does management care what APA thinks on the matter? They don’t need our permission to do it…
AAG did need WO unions to sign off on the LOAs that raised the pay. WO unions wanted something else. Pay, as good as it is, is not what they were primarily after. WO unions wanted to work with APA. I think there are a number of solutions that would have satisfied the WOs before it came to raw pay. Could have been a powerful ‘joint union’ to benefit all AAG pilot groups. WO got record pay instead. APA got frustration.