Originally Posted by
CA1900
Absolutely not.
My last job's union kept doing this piecemeal bargaining routine for years, and each one extended the current contract a little longer. They'd throw a few more bucks to the pilots, get the company something they want, and add a couple years to the amendable date. There was no motivation to make any substantive changes to improve things.
The describes exactly what happened here over the last few decades. Well, except for the few bucks part.
We ratified, what, 19 side letters to the last contract?
None of them garnered the pilot group a dime, and most benefited the company, at our expense. Each one removed what little leverage we had, and any sense of urgency on the part of the company to head to the bargaining table.