Originally Posted by
akulahunter
Rumor on the street is that the company didn't show up one of the days and didn't have anything for the union on the second day.
Just curious about what you think ALPA would do differently. If the company says we are worth JB's four-year-old contract with essentially current work rules, what is ALPA going to do? No union can make the company agree to a deal. That's not how it works. Also, ALPA bought off on Spirit's crappy deal and United's/Alaska's as well. No thanks to any of those.
I have never called you any name. I thought we were having a logical back-and-forth discourse about an issue that neither of us is an expert on. Maybe I was wrong.
It’s not about what they’d do differently it’s about the resources they have and the inherent structure set up to manage negotiations. Our negotiators might be nice, we’ll intentioned people but the fact is that they are outgunned, out maneuvered, inexperienced, and unwilling or unable to invest in proper outside assistance. We can’t afford to continue to pay their tuition at the cost of our careers. Additionally, If it’s true that the company can go over the locals head and petition Teamsters National to send us a contract to vote on then we will always and forever have something less than what we deserve.