Originally Posted by
oncea57cap
Anyone find it odd that management is suddenly so agreeable to our terms and wants to expedite the JCBA and give us a contract in record time. By doing this we are getting into a long term contract at the bottom of a business cycle, where everything including the job market looks bleak. What's the rush? Most economists agree that the second half of the year will be weak and real growth won't come until 2011 and 2012. Management is well aware of this and wants to tie us into a contract that we will have to honor. They will say, "well you guys willingly signed it" as we signed away our lives on the last two contracts. It will be easy to want to agree to a sizable pay raise, especially so soon, but in the long term it will be a slap in the face and truly disastrous. Mark my words. If this sounds crazy, history is the proof.
I agree. Why would Kathryn Mikells at UAL tell analysts last spring that there would be no TA's on union contracts this year only now to expect a TA in two months?
I also have another concern. Tilton has always wanted to pay us in stock or profit sharing. I'm hearing the pay raises might not be as much as we thought and we would be bought out in stock. (i.e. another bond debacle) Enough of the charades, give me a raise and stop the shell games.