We're down to work rules, retirement, training, compensation, duration. It's taken three years to get to the meat of the contract?

 

Maybe I missed it in past emails but.... Vacation isn't even listed. Was it never opened?

 

Did not need to be opened. The company knows any type of PBS would gut it without having to directly address it.

 

Just like it always does. The MEC and Negotiating Committee have commented on this many, many, many times.

 

Really? I remember in March of 2013, the NC chairman stating we would have a TA last October. He was sure of it.

 

Go ahead and add another 12 months MINIMUM. I'll buy the beers if it's ONE DAY LESS.

Company is dragging feet on many fronts ... probably one of the biggest issues is the uncertain number of mass retirements (300-400 or more) once a contract is complete.
This gets them through Peak 2014 and well into 2015 with eager beavers waiting for payday -- without losing a significant percentage of the seniority list.

As an aside -- not sure why we would not wear our lanyards for info picketing?
Is CONTRACT NOW not clear enough?
Unclip the ID and stick it in your pocket for pete's sake if worried.

On a personal level, I cannot even begin to quantify how disappointed I am in this entire debacle of negotiations.
Time and effort are appreciated but results MATTER.
Mismanagement of the entire process is as nice as I can put it.

The current model is BROKEN and should be shelved forever.

 

I agree 100%. A great time to make sure everyone has their lanyards. The Officers should be walking around offering up new lanyards to those that have "forgotten" theirs. Time to stand together, united and uniform.

 

So is PBS covered under workrules?

 

Eager beavers? We don't fly into Subic anymore...

 

EBFMs???