Originally Posted by
Margaritaville
What we have now is a 1st contract on the property. Of course it's not perfect Other "mainline" airlines have contracts that are 50+ years old that have gone through dozens of negotiating cycles. Andrew and Co. sold everyone on this narrative that the "previous administration" f'd everyone to turn the pilots against them and get what he wanted with his own kingdom... er Local, because they were the bosses in 1224 holding his reigns and purse strings and he didn't like that. But they really did the best they could at the time against Maury with the resources they had (a lot less than now). And let's face it, this negotiation is about to drag on a lot longer than that one did considering we aren't even in mediation yet. Yet nobody seems pi$sed at him for that and you still hear people taking the names of the "previous administration" key players in vain. Funny how the victors get to tell history.
Please..... 'its our first contract' is nauseating. Its a pathetic contract that should never have been voted in but was voted in by the same ass hats who cry when someone picks up a trip out of open time in place of letting it go to the senior guy as a VFN. Freaking cry babies! Many senior babies here put us in the current situation. I've said it before and I'll say it again. They need to be quiet and let the adults talk.
But AR is out of his depth with some real rookie mistakes. Signing the July 4th MOA last year for premium pay for the few, signing a LOA to work hard with the company to get a new contract and then publishing it. Any time he helps the company get trips picked up or retain pilots he's working against himself and against the pilot group. If its intentional to drag out the assessment, then that's one thing. But I prefer to think he's just making mistakes. I hope I'm right.