Originally Posted by
xiovelrahc
We’d probably have to get a whole new negotiating committee how would that not delay things…how would being ALPA help negotiations? our negotiations being a laughing stock may be true but that’s also partly on the company. I am hopeful this current group can make progress.
QUOTE=SladeTin;3814579]There are plenty of reasons to stick with IBT for now, but one of them definitely isn’t because you’re afraid of delaying negotiations. I mean…are you kidding me?? Our negotiations have been the laughing stock of the industry, and will continue to be for years to come.
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we are the laughing stock because our union is the laughing stock. We’ve had four negotiating committees this year. Our president will be lucky to avoid prison time. We have an emergency trustee. We are nowhere close to getting a deal and we have no attrition and zero leverage. For pilots who have 25+ years til retirement you’ve already lost more than $500k to your 401k and the will probably lose another $500k at least.
We are absolutely a laughing stock but the last year has only been our fault. Management and MG were a joke with the mailer addressed to the spouses. But the tides have complete turned. We are now the laughing stock.