Originally Posted by
buddies8
mgt position is going to be, what is it worth to the pilot group and what are the pilots and every other work group willing to give up to have that size of aircraft flown, maintained, serviced by mainline personnel?
If you are not up for a 20% pay cut, 15% increase in work rules, reduction in duty/trip rigs, then you are just spinning your wheels and losing out on negotiating more important issues, such as QOL, pay, retirement enhancements (some type) schedule protection, and the list just keeps going on. But keep after the 70 seat market, all you are doing is delaying the conclusion of negotiations which is okay with management because they keep on as is.
I hear where you are coming from but most would point out 70 seat scope was given away by one individual signing a side LOA in return for A fund security. A fund security never happened, but the 70 seat scope removal remained.
If I gave something, either in exchange for something or for nothing, the value is already lost. To get it back requires the other side to lose something, not for me to give something else. To suggest otherwise just continues the concessionary trend which has beaten every major airline pilot contract since 9/11.
There is NO way an economically neutral JCBA will make it past MR, period. That is the whole point of this JCBA, if it takes them longer to realize that then so be it.
KC