Originally Posted by
Bluedriver
This just isn't an "this or that" situation. It's an "and" situation. Profit sharing is industry standard, and should be in the JCBA along with ("and") the QOL items we all want. We hold the keys to the single operating certificate, there is no merger without our blessing on a JCBA.
And THAT needs to be drilled into the heads of everyone in the pilot group. This isn’t a typical CBA negotiation. It will for some a once in a career event where management is actually harmed by dragging out negotiations rather than benefitted. It is leverage that these two pilot groups may never see again. This is not a time to moderate our expectations or to think short term.