Originally Posted by
Chowdah
All I’m saying is the narrative that “the 5% has already been bought and paid for” is only some thing that a pilot group would buy into. Management doesn’t look at it like that and I truly doubt our negotiators do either.
Um, I certainly
hope the negotiators buy into it because it
has. We have a legal document outlining in very clear & binding terms the conditions of that benefit. That money was based on concessions we took during the pandemic that saved the company a boatload of money & has nothing to do with the then still ongoing Section 6 negotiations. There’s nothing nebulous about it.
Originally Posted by
Chowdah
Whatever we get above Delta has nothing to do with the pandemic raise. Is the idea here that SK sits in his office and says “I’d like to give them Delta +3, but unfortunately, we already agreed to the pandemic Reyes… Darn it?!”
No, the idea is that he may try to combine the LOA & Section 6 to produce a single sum that barely meets what you’d expect from Section 6 alone- essentially negating the value of that LOA. If we’re talking DAL+10, I don’t think you’ll hear a lot of complaints about the 5%. If it’s a DAL match, expect to. Basically, whatever your personal guidelines for a fair Section 6 raise are (match inflation, match Delta, etc.) add 5%. Otherwise, you’re allowing them to use the LOA as a discount on this contract.
Originally Posted by
Chowdah
Vote YES or NO on what’s put in front of you and let go of the indignant act.
Precisely what I advocate & I don’t see where you’re getting indignance. This is a business decision. Either the offer is fair or it isn’t. I’m just resolved that the TA has to meet my expectations
without taking that 5% into account & I hope others will do the same. I don’t believe I have the support of your vote which is fine- it seems you may have plenty of company in that regard.