Originally Posted by
captnate702
heard from a very reliable source. i then reached out to top union leadership and got no responses from them which is unusual, normally i get at least a "now's not a good time" or "can't talk about ___". the source was adamant that section 3 was done and that the exco has just been waiting to see if the Alaska deal gets ratified. i believe the source. they have been on point in the past.
It makes sense the union would be putting our rates on the table soon now that Alaska's is set. no fear that Allegiant will be leapfrogged again. anybody with half a brain knew that exco wouldn't pass anything related to compensation until one of the bigger airlines set the bar.
Why don't you pm me the name of the source. Put your money where your mouth is.
Either your "source" is BS (very likely) or the union guys and their attorney who has never negotiated an RLA contract before don't know what they're doing. One doesn't simply point at a ratified agreement and say "we'll take that plus X% now". You have to close the other sections first in order to cost out the entire deal. That's why compensation is last. Your tall tale simply doesn't make sense. You wouldn't pass a compensation proposal then go back and hit scheduling and hours of service.
I say you're full of crap, as usual. I'm sticking with your management handlers sent you to spread this one for obvious reasons.