Originally Posted by
scambo1
It might have been unintentional, but you just took me back to the ALPA magazine cover that had the Midwest MEC Chair on the cover...all smiles as they were closing the doors.
Also, I dont really need a lesson in negotiation 101. Saying things like "playing into managements hands" is absurd. Flight Ops management IS pilots, they think like pilots, they know and are friends with pilots, they discuss all sorts of things with thier former squadron-mates. It isn't like anything here is some big secret.
You are of course spot on. People like PG are just trying to give cover to the LEC reps and MEC chairman who think our current Scope is just fine. These reps KNOW they cannot say this publicly, so they need their loyalists to make the case that they are REALLY scope hawks...they just don't want to "telegraph" it until the time is right.
By the way, the "right time" will be after the TA is signed. At which time they'll say: "Look guys - we did all we could regarding Scope. This is the best we can do. If you vote this down, we'll have to dissolve the negotiating committee and start over from scratch. Is that what you want? Now please vote yes and we'll all live to fight another day."
Carl