Originally Posted by
Bgood
Oh and talking about time value of money, you wouldn't know what was on the table if the union didn't agree to the TA last year. We would be plugging along in a labor dispute. In that case, what would you be calculating?
Hard to quantify. The best we can do is make an educated guess. I never called you misinformed. If PS is the hill you wanna die on at this very moment, I can respect that. We’d need to take into account what sending this back would do to our timeline. In other words, money we’ve left on the table while we negotiate for more…versus what gains we could make from that negotiating period. Meanwhile they will keep filling 20-30 person classes with fresh ATP’s. If you think they can’t do that, you’re mistaken. Maybe you have reps resign? Maybe the company decides, you know what, it’s summer, we can just roll with what we’ve got until spring. These are all real possibilities. But let’s say we get PS. Will that equate to what we’ve left on the table while negotiating? From a company that is barely turning out a profit, who’s stock was just downgraded a few weeks ago? We all have to make the most informed decision we can. I’m comfortable with my stance and taking this into the JCBA.
One other point you alluded to that is 100% accurate: this pilot group does not understand or value the monetary value of profit sharing…that falls solely on our MEC.