Originally Posted by
Excargodog
You have limited time and leverage in contract negotiations. How much of either would you spend on a ONE TIME $7 item in a 35 year career? Not all battles are worth fighting, even if you are in the right. Spend the effort on something that’s actually worth it. Something that won’t make a neutral arbiter think you are a cheap entitled fool.
No one wants to use negotiating capital to negotiate vests into our contract, it shouldn't even be an issue. It's not about the $7 for a vest it is the fact they know it is required and do not provide it. Your argument that we start at 100K or whatever doesn't make sense when the company makes $1 million per day gross and won't put vests on 150 airplanes.