Originally Posted by
RckyMtHigh
So how do you think negotiations would be going if the 93% hadn't voted yes? SWA and the industry as a whole is in slump, we're overmanned, and have an activist investor looking for cost savings. Any leverage you claim we have would be long gone.
You don't have to wonder, just look at how negotiations are going at FedEx.
The 93% you look down on saved you from yourself. While far from perfect, I'm happy we locked in the gains we did get when we did.
You're an example of exactly what I'm talking about. Classic.
Because neither you nor SWAPA understand the RLA, we made massive strategic mistakes that put us in the position we ended up in.
Tell me: how long did SWAPA wait to file for mediation after opening negotiations? Currently, what is the average time in mediation of cases before the NMB and what does that have to do with anything? How did the amount of time SWAPA waited to file for mediation impact our leverage this past cycle?
That one enormous mistake alone was likely irrecoverable. And it's because SWAPA and this pilot group do not, and have never, understood the RLA.