Originally Posted by
Cachaco
Talking to the people that will be in the room, I beg to differ. We have a mature contract that needs tweaks, not home runs. Which provides less negotiating capital on many articles, rather focus on just a couple. Money is a given, work rules will be the big fight.
Money is never a given and work rules will be a huge fight. Our pay will need to increase by roughly 25% to keep pace with the legacies, our pension by roughly 20% to keep pace with inflation since 2016 contract signing, and you are familiar with work rule improvements desired (some of which are win/win and some not so much). A lot rides on the macro economic environment and who is in the CEO seat. Carole appears to be reasonably amenable to rewarding labor. However, that can change quickly. Long story short, I’m not counting my chickens just yet.