Originally Posted by
Hedley
We aren’t on a time crunch where we have to have something agreed to by some arbitrary date. It’s likely too early for arbitration or a strike vote since both sides are meeting regularly and negotiating in good faith. We had a weak MEC and a pandemic since our agreement became amendable. We just now cleaned house in the union and have basically started over with a much stronger team. We are all tired of waiting, but things are progressing and I don’t know what mediation could provide at this stage. At the end of the day, the company is going to have to pay more than they want, we’re going to get less than we want, and the total cost will probably be pretty close to what Delta got. We want a deal now, but we also have to give the new MEC time to work.
Catch 22-
We might not be in a time crunch to agree to just anything,
but are you, I and the rest of this group going to just "hope" we get a deal next year?
When next year comes along and something happens to our CEO, Union Chair, etc.. do we just wait another 6 months?
At what point is-
Enough is Enough
Cleaning up this weekend and came across my old Continental Contract, from 2002.
Sect 14- Sick Leave
A pilot will accrue 5 hours each bid period
When is Enough Is Enough
21+ years and no change?!
If we go into Mediation it isn't because of the Union, its because of one and ONLY one individual. He gambled- he lost.
As far as "What Mediation Brings-"
It shows a failure of this management team.
THEY love their PR.
Boom Jet
SAP Fuel
Diversity in Hiring, especially at Aviate
They want the good PR to make the public LOVE our airline.
Maybe they wont be so happy with the Negative PR that comes from requesting Mediation.
None of us
WANT Mediation. We
WANT, and DESERVE is a Fair and Honest Contract
(ILC23) that rewards this pilot group for the Pain & Suffering they sacrificed over the last 20+ years AND to take the next step TOWARDS United Next.
But that won't happen without happy, unstressed Pilots.
Motch