Originally Posted by
lostplanetairman
Well since anyone who is in negotiations knows that they look at an industry average, we are looking to all you DAL, UAL, AA, etc folks to raise the bar for us next time. They averaged all the rates and we got parity with the average (and SWA was in the mix). So, we hope that with better times, the legacies and others will negotiate better rates and we can build on that.
But also remember, we have better work rules. Far better! And our health insurance is capped at a maximum 7% annual raise when we all know the cost of health insurance will increase drastically (plus our dental is thrown in for free).
So your basically saying, "we, a LLC that is very profitable, will never lead the way for pay scales on "X" equipment. We will always let are mgnt base our worthiness on legacies that don't have the profits we do because they are bigger and have been around longer."
That's what I get out of your first paragraph.
You guys had the b@lls to strike, but not to lead the way for A320 pay scales.
PtP
Last edited by johnso29; 07-24-2010 at 05:10 AM.
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