Originally Posted by
Das Auto
So we refuse to pick up VED's which results in more thrird party lift which severely impacts the profit margins, right when we're about to negotiate for more compensation. Does that really make sense from a strategic standpoint?
The company has indicated that it intends to engage in negotiations early next year, so why shoot yourself in the foot in the meantime? Wouldn't it be smarter to keep your powder dry and save the VED card for if and when its needed?
There are some new hires that took a pay cut to come here and rely on some occasional VED, (although it has been slim pickings lately anyway.) Those that need the extra days will still bid for them regardless.
I think the fact that they want to hire 700 next year while they have to compete with the new compensation at the regionals will be enough incentive to come to the table. Why not allow the junior guys (who won't be receiving a $30k IBI signing bonus) to earn a bit more in the meantime?
You know that a lot of the junior guys are the ones complaining about not getting the fdp that they were told to expect. There is also no transparency on how VEDs are awarded. The VEWDs that have been being used more are awarded by seniority. How does that benefit the new guys?
When did it become our responsibility to work harder to make the company more money(refused VEDs=more third party lift)? Has it occurred to you that the company saying that it intends to come to the table with us NEXT year is them just squeezing more and delaying the inevitable? You have seen the articles about them talking about how we are sold old through next year right? That isn’t them coming to recurrent and hyping up the troops, that is them making statements to the public.