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Old 10-26-2010 | 07:56 AM
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Originally Posted by luv757
My take on life (and LC170 and 171) is show me the product. I will withhold judgment on my representation until I see the product produced for me to vote on in the form of a JCBA. Until that time I don't give a flying **** who gets along with who, who hates who, or anything else. All I care about is the final product. Give me a TA I feel compelled to vote yes on that provides time off, industry leading pay and benefits, job security, and I don't have to work until I die.
Our sentiments exactly. Problem is none of us understand how this will really play out. Try this on for size...

Our JNC completes the JCBA by December. No arbitration. The reps finally get a hold of it to read. For how long, who knows. Perhaps a day or so. Jay Pierce starts the sell campaign to the reps, not the pilots. The vote ends up being 7 to 2 to send it to the pilot group, (IAH reps vote against). The JCBA is sent to the joint pilot force for ratification. Jay Pierce and Wendy Morse start the joint selling campaign to all the pilots. Pilots have 10 days to vote on the JCBA (Why does this sound familiar?) Hopefully we will get 30 days like it says in the ALPA CBL's. Votes are counted and the results are?????

Does any of this sound familiar?

I don't want to work till I die. Of all the times in our lives, we pilots have something the company wants...to realize the "synergies" of this merger. What price will the company pay for these synergies? They just earned 800 mill plus for God's sake. They have the money for all our needs and then some. Will our union exploit this "need" to its fullest extent? History has shown us the union will cave. Scope will be sold. Retirement will be history. We will all work till we die. Those junior pilots will be lucky to see the left seat.

Me personally....I will vote no just to vote no. I don't need a reason because I know the union won't use this leverage to its fullest extent.
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