Originally Posted by
notEnuf
This made me laugh because that is exactly what happened. I will grant you that it was near the end game and the true catalyst was the arbi…. um media…. Scary lady. I’m over it and I’m fine with this PWA but history is history. I also think management had thier fingers crossed behind their backs. They sold their supposal as more than they planned to implement. They just needed time sans oversight to further shape the deal.
As you alluded to, the final deal that became our TA was of course passed across the desk and we signed it. By definition, that’s how a final exchange always ends up. But the “promised 4th pillar” the minority is angry about references the initial broad structure of negotiations priorities from pre-covid. And if I’m being honest, they hit a solid triple when it comes to my retirement pillar, having made my employer contributions industry-leading and ultimately provided a tax advantaged avenue for additional retirement dollars beyond anything I’ve ever had. I sure don’t see any broken promises myself, and I’m glad the scary lady made the company cough up hundreds of millions more than they had in the days and weeks leading up to our eventual agreement. Judging by the ratification vote, the masses seem to agree.