Originally Posted by
baseball3792
There’s lots of leverage. They can’t operate a merged pilot group without a JCBA. And why are we talking about arbiters? Why do we need to make a case in arbitration? We could drag a contract out for 5 years just like management always does- as far as I’m aware, there’s no arbitration clause.
What you’re talking about is trading spirit work rules for money because money is industry standard and good work rules aren’t. That might work for your pilot group, but it has to get through ours too. Concessions are a non-starter.
You are looking at things purely from your lens. I agree that things like pay, retirement, pairing construction, etc need work. Expect substantial pushback if your master plan is to trade the good parts of spirits contract as your leverage to get it.
You're right....I used term arbiter when I should have used mediator. And I also agree, I am looking at it through a B6 lens. I understand how important DTZ is for some at Spirit. But I'm not so sure that benefit is the golden egg many there think it is. I've seen a lot of discussion from NK pilots stating that not everyone gets to enjoy that program nor want it so the fight to keep it may not have as much support among your pilot group as some may think it is.