Originally Posted by
acl65pilot
It is not a Section 6 negotiated contract. It is an interim deal. Vote it down and there are a lot of things that may or may not occur.
It is a dangerous game to play. Fact is that we have about 18 months to make it right before we would start to feel the real effects of a NO vote.
Interim? Until 2012? Is that how you define interim or is it that the actual defined section 6 negotiations have not taken place? I guess if this is your definition of interim, then the Jurassic period was a mere blink of the eye. Each of these "interim" agreements move the real section 6 process further and further down the road. As far as danger, there is danger in any unknown. The SLI is an unknown. What RA and his gang will do with all these "synergies" we are providing are an unknown too. "Danger Will Robinson"! Am I afraid of any of this? Not really, because I simply cannot do anything about it other than voice an opinion that "my" union doesn't particularly care all that much about. (I'm referring to national issues primarily). Where do you come up with this 18 month timeline for feeling the effects of a NO vote? What is your timeline for feeling the effects of a YES vote? As far as DC contributions, I see THAT as 2 years... "220, 221, whatever it takes"