Originally Posted by
acl65pilot
Carl;
So it is the worst ever. Fine. How would you force the NMB's hand? (Honestly)
In AMR's case, the place is bleeding red, and even though the pilots deserve what they are asking for, in your opinion, could the company continue to operate if they increased their costs 2-3 billion a year for the pilots, a billion a year for the FA's and AMT's etc, without UCAL and DAL following suit?
One way to end the dead lock for AMR is for CAL to get a sizable raise, or for APA to do a short term agreement that patterns up.
Do you not see the conflict in what I've bolded above? How could CAL getting a sizable raise affect whether AMR could continue to operate if they increased their costs? This is the problem you face when you buy into management's point of view on this. They can ALWAYS make themselves LOOK weak every time contract renewal rolls around.
Originally Posted by
acl65pilot
(I know you feel patterning is a horrible idea, but that has historically been the only way raises have worked)
I've never said pattern bargaining is a horrible idea. It's a great idea. Our problem is that ALPA/DALPA/management is trying to tell us that we can't expect to pattern against SWA, because they're not our "peers". Or, "they are a totally different type of operation." Or....blah, blah, blah.
Originally Posted by
acl65pilot
I get your frustration, but until something breaks free, we are stuck with the RLA and the NMB.
It's not frustration acl, it's disgust at what our union has become. It has become nothing more than the communication's arm of management. Nothing more.
Carl