Originally Posted by
BlueInGreen
The “me too” kinda screws everyone. Why would UA management want to come in above this if they know DL will snap back up to 1% above? UA now CAN’T beat DL on pay, so they won’t try. It ensures DL will be the best paid by 1%, but puts a ceiling on pay across the industry.
What stops any other company from saying “DL+1%”? DL and DL ALPA cannot put any “cap” on what two other entities negotiate.
DL and DL ALPA have their own remedies per their contract, but it has not a whit of binding authority on anyone else.