Originally Posted by
RaginCajun
I mean…it would pass rat. What’s your point here?
And THAT, Ladies and Gentlemen, is very likely the truth . . .
The agreement will improve the value of our PWA by 45%, and represents over $7.2B of cumulative value increases over the next four years.
I don't know if that number is completely accurate or not, but let's put that into perspective. Our POS Tumi had an estimated value under $2 billion. Delta management put out an offer that is VERY hard to top. Dubinsky famously said after we got Contract 2000 "Good luck holding on to that." Delay negotiations for months or even years for what $8 bil, 9? Haven't done the risk reward on that, but I'm pretty sure the return on risk is pitiful . . . this is all a big IF . . . as in IF UCH matches Delta's offer.
We should be high fiving as a team because I believe sincerely that Delta pilots would NEVER have gotten the offer they did if not for UAL and AA pilots almost unanimously turning down the earlier offers. Delta's AIP is a whole new level of contract with QOL gains and more. We ALL stand to benefit and should be very proud of the achievement: better retirement, better per diem, less rerouting, and much more. Trying to eke out another nickel in concessions on what is hopefully two imminent offers from UAL and AA is, in my mind, utterly foolish.