Originally Posted by
Sunvox
Well obviously you and I disagree considerably. I will go on record saying that whatever our final agreement is, that we at United accept, it will have pay rates within 1% of Delta's. Now I won't speak to the other sections of the contract, but I am quite confident in making the WAG that our pay rates will be close to identical, and furthermore I predict an 80/20 vote in favor of any TA that is similar to Delta's current AIP.
Come see me in a few months time and hopefully let me know how close or far off my guesses were.
We may be looking at this from different directions. I agree we’ll likely be within a percent of DAL once the dust settles because their snap-up will essentially guarantee that. What you seem to me to be saying is that because of that we should just target whatever increase puts us slightly below them presently; which you’re figuring at around 13%. That approach essentially gifts our pandemic 5% back to the company in direct opposition to what our union is advocating; so I’d advise raising your expectations to join the rest of us.
Anyone who wants to undercut the union should reconsider their position. Considering you are proposing undercutting the master chair who so recently praised the TUMI TA should really give you pause.