Originally Posted by
NoHaz
anyone heard rumors of pressure to close a deal from : 1. postal contract negotiations 2. BOD approval to buy aircraft after deal complete
Maybe both?
As far as 2. - wasn't the order for 50 767's shortly after we signed 2015CBA into effect?
And also at the time mgt. called our new contract cost neutral due to efficiencies gained. Followed by paying $4.6B in cash for TNT.
From the corp. that couldn't afford to improve our pension.
Our pilots have been suckers for doom and gloom and great at rushing into concessions, but not this time around. We didn't fall for it. That's a good thing.