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#11
First, this should be on the official FB page, not here...
Second, although I voted yes, the actual wording of what the assessment dues can be used for is extremely open-ended. I can see why some people have an issue.
Third, again I voted for it, but we will never, as a pilot group, be able to raise enough money to battle the company if they want to keep fighting this and up the ante. (G4 writes our checks and has MUCH bigger pockets...) This money is to help negotiate and help pay the lawyers that are fighting our grievances... (I'll leave my opinion on that out of this)
If you are against it, vote no. If you are for it, vote yes. If you want to have a constructive conversation, do it on the FB page not here...
Second, although I voted yes, the actual wording of what the assessment dues can be used for is extremely open-ended. I can see why some people have an issue.
Third, again I voted for it, but we will never, as a pilot group, be able to raise enough money to battle the company if they want to keep fighting this and up the ante. (G4 writes our checks and has MUCH bigger pockets...) This money is to help negotiate and help pay the lawyers that are fighting our grievances... (I'll leave my opinion on that out of this)
If you are against it, vote no. If you are for it, vote yes. If you want to have a constructive conversation, do it on the FB page not here...
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I hear negative sentiments regarding the company’s treatment of the contract, especially here. I hear things like “company completely disregards the contract,” and “company constantly battles pilots, they hate us.”
I am going to propose something controversial. Put your pitchfork down and hear me out. Ok, here goes… what if we brought this on ourselves? What if it’s our fault there are so many grievances? Yes, even the PBS situation. After all, we voted yes on this contract. Should we be as angry knowing the decision came from us? There, I said it.
Perhaps the company is only doing what our contract allows them to do. Maybe they are just interpreting it differently because the contract allows interpretation… we all know this is true. What if nothing malicious is taking place and they’re simply doing what we voted to let them do? I know there are exceptions.
This should be our motivation going into the next round of negotiations. Let’s not forget.
I am going to propose something controversial. Put your pitchfork down and hear me out. Ok, here goes… what if we brought this on ourselves? What if it’s our fault there are so many grievances? Yes, even the PBS situation. After all, we voted yes on this contract. Should we be as angry knowing the decision came from us? There, I said it.
Perhaps the company is only doing what our contract allows them to do. Maybe they are just interpreting it differently because the contract allows interpretation… we all know this is true. What if nothing malicious is taking place and they’re simply doing what we voted to let them do? I know there are exceptions.
This should be our motivation going into the next round of negotiations. Let’s not forget.
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I hear negative sentiments regarding the company’s treatment of the contract, especially here. I hear things like “company completely disregards the contract,” and “company constantly battles pilots, they hate us.”
I am going to propose something controversial. Put your pitchfork down and hear me out. Ok, here goes… what if we brought this on ourselves? What if it’s our fault there are so many grievances? Yes, even the PBS situation. After all, we voted yes on this contract. Should we be as angry knowing the decision came from us? There, I said it.
Perhaps the company is only doing what our contract allows them to do. Maybe they are just interpreting it differently because the contract allows interpretation… we all know this is true. What if nothing malicious is taking place and they’re simply doing what we voted to let them do? I know there are exceptions.
This should be our motivation going into the next round of negotiations. Let’s not forget.
I am going to propose something controversial. Put your pitchfork down and hear me out. Ok, here goes… what if we brought this on ourselves? What if it’s our fault there are so many grievances? Yes, even the PBS situation. After all, we voted yes on this contract. Should we be as angry knowing the decision came from us? There, I said it.
Perhaps the company is only doing what our contract allows them to do. Maybe they are just interpreting it differently because the contract allows interpretation… we all know this is true. What if nothing malicious is taking place and they’re simply doing what we voted to let them do? I know there are exceptions.
This should be our motivation going into the next round of negotiations. Let’s not forget.
#16
Selection of a PBS vendor will be mutually agreed to by the parties. Such agreement will not be unreasonably withheld
#17
The notion we have put ourselves in this position is asinine. The PBS LOA was 95% agreed upon, by BOTH parties before the company walked away and said F you. Now they are trying to implement this without any LOA. What are you smoking?
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If the LOA contained only the sentence you posted, perhaps we would be better off. Why didn’t you post the paragraph directly above it? You know, the paragraph that states that the company and PBS committee will select a PBS vendor, “including the consideration of the current in-house solution.” No consideration should be given to the in-house solution, so why is that sentence even there?
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I swear to god it better happen! ENOUGH is ENOUGH.
The notion we have put ourselves in this position is asinine. The PBS LOA was 95% agreed upon, by BOTH parties before the company walked away and said F you. Now they are trying to implement this without any LOA. What are you smoking?
The notion we have put ourselves in this position is asinine. The PBS LOA was 95% agreed upon, by BOTH parties before the company walked away and said F you. Now they are trying to implement this without any LOA. What are you smoking?
For example, what if our LOA contained a clause like “both parties shall mutually agree to a PBS vendor within one year. NO consideration will be given to in-house solution. After one year has elapsed without agreement, the PBS committee shall make the selection.” Hypothetical? Yes, but with language like that, you'd bet your ass we’d have new software.
#20
I think you're taking my words further than I intended. Of course we aren’t responsible for the company reneging on the 95%. However, we did put ourselves in the situation of being 2 years in without any consequences for the company.
For example, what if our LOA contained a clause like “both parties shall mutually agree to a PBS vendor within one year. NO consideration will be given to in-house solution. After one year has elapsed without agreement, the PBS committee shall make the selection.” Hypothetical? Yes, but with language like that, you'd bet your ass we’d have new software.
For example, what if our LOA contained a clause like “both parties shall mutually agree to a PBS vendor within one year. NO consideration will be given to in-house solution. After one year has elapsed without agreement, the PBS committee shall make the selection.” Hypothetical? Yes, but with language like that, you'd bet your ass we’d have new software.
I know everyone says it was unrealistic, but we did in fact have a deadline. This was supposed to be done Jan 1, 2016.
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