Originally Posted by
Fritzthepilot
I just read where Smisek said he doesn't expect a contract for at least a year. He also said that management must have 70 seat scope relief to be competitive. I can't speak for the CAL side, but I would say only 10% of the UAL pilots would entertain giving Smisek any more relief. I don't think he fully understands how we feel.
If he wants to wait us out on a JCBA, he can wait all he wants. The longer he waits, the more expensive my RETRO pay will get in order for my yes vote, and my strike fund continues to accrue every month.
Fritz
To be accurate he said it will take a year for ALL contracts. As much as pilots hate to admit, there are other unioized workforces at the airine too.
Now I must have missed the article regarding the requirement of 70 seat scope. Can you link that if you don't mind? I don't hold out great hope for ALPA. When i think of alpa these days, i see a perpetual loop tape of Bill Buckner letting the ball get through his legs.
Keep your chin up and hang in there. Smisek is also using the press to his advantage. A bit of public negotiations. Nothing we haven't seen before.
L