Originally Posted by
sioux8ships
Once again, I’m pretty sure you’re missing the point. Nobody is talking about battle stars(which maybe you should have a bit more respect for the guys that walked the line), TRO’s and furloughs.
I believe what Cinco is referring to, is this management team (specifically Bendo) is historically known for games and bs of getting our hopes up. Don’t for a second believe Bendo is going to hand out a TA without getting “his”. He’s ruthless and his past speaks for itself.
Hopefully, I’m proven wrong. Like you said, our votes are equal no matter how long you’ve been here. I just hope we have something to vote on sooner rather than later.
He’s already told the NC his preference was a quick and dirty TA that would not involve teams of lawyers and cost analysts.
Now it’s simply a numbers game. They know a pay raise is inevitable, but each day it’s put off is found money as payroll is the most controllable expense. The other side of that scale is gambling on attrition, combined with examples of other airlines pay raises. They make decisions based on balance sheets and projections, not based on how they think pilots will feel vs their peers.
You don’t have to be a grizzled Spirit veteran to understand this is a zero sum game.