Originally Posted by
Captainbfv
The "poison pills" like the fuel for pay deal was an absolute NO from the NC and the Eboard. When I said earlier to one person the he/she was somewhat accurate, was bc RJ did meet with TH and GA to discuss what the company side was putting on the table, and GA said he would rectify it. Apparently it was and the "fuel thing" was retracted by the company. The union was waiting after this, for the company to respond back to some costing on something the union had asked, and the union in the past said they would be ok with. But of course, in recent weeks pulled back on. But it sounds like it has been reviewed and remedied. So, if all goes well this week, there's a good chance an AIP might be reached. Fingers crossed.
How much of this do you believe is managment slowing everything down to see what happens with the fuel, economy, spirit, etc? I don't see why management would want to spend the money on any deal right now - they have the perfect excuse to do nothing and see what happens with fuel and economy in general.