Originally Posted by
capncrunch
That is BS. You have been selling us the concept that the contract is only worth so much since you got on this web site. Do you work for management? Instead of dividing the pie as you always suggest, how bout we tell management how big the pie is. I'm am tired of hearing you tell us we are only worth so much and we need to fight over the scraps.
He's NOT saying that. Let me give an simple example, perhaps it will help.
Assume we could negotiate to get a 50% payraise, 20% DC, 500 hours of sick leave, and those precious unlimited PS passes for commuters.
Now, the question is: is that the mix you want?
Perhaps you'd rather have a 60% payraise and only 300 hours of sick leave. Or,
Perhaps you'd rather have a 55% payraise and 25% DC. Or,
Perhaps you'd rather have a 30% payraise and a private jet for your commute in....
The bottom line is that regardless of how big the pot is (unless it is truly infinite), there will be trade-offs among the various items, and it will be up to the MEC, after receiving input from their pilots, as to where those trade-offs will be.
Pilot unity, MEC unity, MEC leadership, the economy, Delta's balance sheet will all determine the total size of the pie. THEN, it will be up to us to divvy it up to target our most important items.
This is common sense to all, except those who still claim the pot is infinite. And if you fall into that camp, you can disregard this message. There's nothing more I can say.