Originally Posted by
Roy Biggins
Yes they negotiated a full contract Bluedriver, so we’re gonna be lacking in ADG and other areas. These are all things we’d still be negotiating in Section 6, which undoubtedly would take another year or possibly 2 if there wasn’t a merger on the horizon. The union decided to zero in on rates and achieve them quickly. As a mid level Airbus FO, it helped fix our slope and gives me a substantial raise. You are correct though Blue, the lack of PS immediacy impacts us. Thing is, we aren’t turning a profit, and the company seems h3ll bent on not giving it up currently. I’ve made the personal decision that I can live with that for this short term, but I’ve told my reps they had better start telling Robin to warm up to PS sooner than later because I’m going to die on that hill come JCBA.
The reps agree.
One small bone of contention and I don’t know how long you’ve been here but all of us who were here for TA 1 we were all quite forcefully told from our NC and Union you can forget about restoring PS while the company is profitable, the ONLY time we would ever have a chance in hell would be during a time of low or negative profitably and we should wait until then. They said no pilot group gained appreciable PS while the said airline was making money. Fast forward when you and I are going to the roadshows for our JCBA and I betcha that’ll be exactly what they will tell us. They will also say “if there was any hope for PS it was during the Jan 23 contract extension, or LOA 17…. But that ship has sailed so we need to move forward because we can’t fix that now”…. I can hear it all now.