Originally Posted by
TheManager
Wow. Acl, I don't know when you were hired, and I guess it does not matter, but I am guessing after C2K and BK.
It boils down to this. Lets say UCAL obtains an A seat rate of $1.503 per hour/per seat at the 12 year level. I use this scenario since a vast majority of A's at DAL are 12yr and above.
Would you settle for less? Do you believe we are worth less than that, or, are we worth more than that? If they prevail and attain that rate, should we pattern bargain off that?
No idea. If the company was making money or could afford more, I would have no issue with voting something down. If UCAL gets that I am sure we will be able to do better.
As for what I am worth? I am worth a lot more than I am making, as are you. We get what we negotiate. At a min given the stuff we deal with, resotration does not come close to what we are worth. If the business can sustain that they lets do it. We are not at the point yet.
I have voted No and will do so if there is something in the agreement that is a step back. Pay, scope, work rules etc.
No it does not matter when I was hired. I want the diminishing returns to stop, I want what people like DAL88 want, but I also do not want to get it only to have it stripped from us. I want the exact number that is sustainable and not a penny less.
I do not think at this point we can determine what that is. Later next year when the company has strung together six or seven quarters of profitability, I beleive that we will be in a position to make a proposal that is commensurate with what some state is a min level for our opener.