Originally Posted by
Flybynight101
So your argument is because we have the postal contract now, the second extension was good?
I'm saying Postal puts us in a better position to negotiate now than the post-COVID drop in volume positioned us to negotiate in late 2022 and early 2023.
Also, nowhere in the slides does it mention having to wait for the locals to finish.
Look at the gap between "Teamsters Contract Expires" and "Projected Teamsters Completion". What do you think that five month time gap signifies?
In Video 1, this point is discussed starting 13:50 thru 17:04.
The slides also don’t mention holding off on negotiating because of a drop in block hours, but that’s a convenient argument now. If I’m missing it, please show me where it is.
Extension 2022 was TA'd before the block hour drop that started in Q3'22. While COVID peak ops tempo was never going to be sustainable, the timing and rapidity of the volume (nee block hour) drop wasn't something anybody knew.
Our negotiating position is strengthened when block hours are up and staffing is constrained, vs. when block hours are down and we are overstaffed. Nobody is clarvoyant, nobody knows the future, all people can hope to do is prognosticate based upon their experience and make the best decision with the information available at the time.
If you don't think one or both of the extensions were a good idea with the benefit of hindsight, you are welcome to that opinion. I'm happy to discuss or debate based on my observations, knowledge and experience but in the end my world doesn't change if others happen to have opinions different than mine.