Originally Posted by
Das Auto
The union is powerless? No, I don't think so. Management can hold all the cards they want, but if compensation isn't increased significantly for the lower ranks, they're going to have lots of shiny new planes sitting idle and lots of Captain on Captain flying. That will have more to do with the laws of supply and demand than the power of negotiation.
All the more reason that NJASAP doesn't hold any ace cards. Company can simply extend at their discretion, these IBBs. If the company doesn't want to position themselves in such a way as to remain competitive, they simply don't have to and NJASAP has basically zero power to do anything. The IBBs can be voted down and the company can simply extend status quo, right? If that is correct ( I am trying to make sure I understand that correctly) then NJASAP is indeed in fact, powerless to fix the issues at hand. Management will be the one to make the moves, if any.