Originally Posted by
tnkrdrvr
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.
This. Anyone who thinks any part of this contract will be a "given" is either very new and inexperienced, or kidding themselves. We've given up a full negotiation cycle. The company surely sees this as a huge win and I can guarantee that they are
NOT planning on allowing us to make up two contracts' worth of gains. We have a huge hill to climb and are facing an entrenched, well armed, determined, and veteran adversary. I expect this thing will be a huge fight & will be pleasantry surprised if we have anything remotely worth voting on within the next five years. We should all be prepared for the long fight & come fully to terms with the difficulties of the road ahead.