Nothing on the NC resignations
#21
Are you a YES vote that was not even going to retire, because that is the only reason why you would respond in the manner you did. Explain exactly what I did incorrect per the CBA, ethically and professionally, with facts not made up views.
If you you can, then the CBA will let you turn me into the MEC/NC and then they will go Pilot Management where RS, DU and PM will terminate me.
You slander me, but your true concerns should be the new CFO who will not only seek to crush us but sue us for saying he has the wrong color tie.
If you you can, then the CBA will let you turn me into the MEC/NC and then they will go Pilot Management where RS, DU and PM will terminate me.
You slander me, but your true concerns should be the new CFO who will not only seek to crush us but sue us for saying he has the wrong color tie.
This is not from a source. It will be proven that our ALPA/MEC/NC knew over a year ago what the company's plans are. The bank accounts linked together by everyone in the Union and Pilot management will come to light if this TA were to pass. Why do you think a big change in management is coming up. Yes if you want to say this is a lie go ahead but these two comments will be proven. This is not from a guy I know who knows a guy who knows a guy.
#22
VR,
DLax
#23
I’ll tell you what would have happened: the company would have gotten more concessions for a dollar an hour, the TA still wouldn’t have ratified, putting us further behind in time-value-of-money.
#24
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I think you are correct sir. However, hopefully, the vote has given the MEC and the NC...and even the company....new clarity.
Peak is Peak for a reason. It's Peak Demand, and even more importantly it's Peak Revenue. It's also Peak pilot services required. In 2006, UPS ratified their TA in the summer and the company agreed on our TA about a month later. It was approved and signed right before Peak. In 2015, the company was drafting quite a bit that summer, but we supposedly ran out of money and voted in a TA which didn't raise the A Plan cap - right before Peak. This year, it appears we ran out of patience under the threat of being parked all summer. What would of happened if the NC & MEC said, thanks for the movement but we still don't think this will ratify --- see you guys after Labor Day....as we got closer to Peak! How would the company have responded in Sept after such a pause? Perhaps, that's worthy of its on thread.
VR,
DLax
Peak is Peak for a reason. It's Peak Demand, and even more importantly it's Peak Revenue. It's also Peak pilot services required. In 2006, UPS ratified their TA in the summer and the company agreed on our TA about a month later. It was approved and signed right before Peak. In 2015, the company was drafting quite a bit that summer, but we supposedly ran out of money and voted in a TA which didn't raise the A Plan cap - right before Peak. This year, it appears we ran out of patience under the threat of being parked all summer. What would of happened if the NC & MEC said, thanks for the movement but we still don't think this will ratify --- see you guys after Labor Day....as we got closer to Peak! How would the company have responded in Sept after such a pause? Perhaps, that's worthy of its on thread.
VR,
DLax
#25
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Turn this in and once I get the email traffic, text messages, video from the restaurants and receipts, and sworn statements, flyers will be handed out and everything I obtain posted on JF
Last edited by Spot13; 07-30-2023 at 11:31 AM.
#26
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Most of the contract had already been TA’d by April and negotiated during COVID (positive conditions for us as we were significantly undermanned as evidenced by almost unlimited extra flying, AVA and vacation buybacks). That was leverage in our favor. Then we entered federal mediation which, by design, puts pressure on both sides to negotiate in good faith. That produced a full TA that both sides agreed to and our MEC approved in a 13-1 vote. That TA was not ratified and we won’t know until after Labor Day what the NMB proposes with respect to new negotiations. In the meantime, economic conditions in the cargo industry continue to deteriorate. If that trend continues, we will remain overmanned. Until the economic environment for air cargo recovers, the company has much less incentive to add money to an agreement it already signed. Our only option is self help, which would probably result in arbitration. If you think that’s going to go our way, realize the House recently approved age 67 with a vote of 351-69 despite ALPA campaigning heavily against it.
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Most of the contract had already been TA’d by April and negotiated during COVID (positive conditions for us as we were significantly undermanned as evidenced by almost unlimited extra flying, AVA and vacation buybacks). That was leverage in our favor. Then we entered federal mediation which, by design, puts pressure on both sides to negotiate in good faith. That produced a full TA that both sides agreed to and our MEC approved in a 13-1 vote. That TA was not ratified and we won’t know until after Labor Day what the NMB proposes with respect to new negotiations. In the meantime, economic conditions in the cargo industry continue to deteriorate. If that trend continues, we will remain overmanned. Until the economic environment for air cargo recovers, the company has much less incentive to add money to an agreement it already signed. Our only option is self help, which would probably result in arbitration. If you think that’s going to go our way, realize the House recently approved age 67 with a vote of 351-69 despite ALPA campaigning heavily against it.
Cargo industry is not continuing to deteriorate. It has pretty much bottomed out at this point and indicators are pointing towards recovery.
Our NC agreed to some very large concessions when we had great leverage. Leverage was not the issue with this TA, it was our NC. The NEC and MEC need to be replaced with people who care about pilot interests more than company interests.
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Most of the contract had already been TA’d by April and negotiated during COVID (positive conditions for us as we were significantly undermanned as evidenced by almost unlimited extra flying, AVA and vacation buybacks). That was leverage in our favor. Then we entered federal mediation which, by design, puts pressure on both sides to negotiate in good faith. That produced a full TA that both sides agreed to and our MEC approved in a 13-1 vote. That TA was not ratified and we won’t know until after Labor Day what the NMB proposes with respect to new negotiations. In the meantime, economic conditions in the cargo industry continue to deteriorate. If that trend continues, we will remain overmanned. Until the economic environment for air cargo recovers, the company has much less incentive to add money to an agreement it already signed. Our only option is self help, which would probably result in arbitration. If you think that’s going to go our way, realize the House recently approved age 67 with a vote of 351-69 despite ALPA campaigning heavily against it.
#29
Most of the contract had already been TA’d by April and negotiated during COVID (positive conditions for us as we were significantly undermanned as evidenced by almost unlimited extra flying, AVA and vacation buybacks). That was leverage in our favor. Then we entered federal mediation which, by design, puts pressure on both sides to negotiate in good faith. That produced a full TA that both sides agreed to and our MEC approved in a 13-1 vote. That TA was not ratified and we won’t know until after Labor Day what the NMB proposes with respect to new negotiations. In the meantime, economic conditions in the cargo industry continue to deteriorate. If that trend continues, we will remain overmanned. Until the economic environment for air cargo recovers, the company has much less incentive to add money to an agreement it already signed. Our only option is self help, which would probably result in arbitration. If you think that’s going to go our way, realize the House recently approved age 67 with a vote of 351-69 despite ALPA campaigning heavily against it.
VR,
DLax
#30
You still won’t answer why this peak is different. In 2006, we had negotiated through peak 2004 and 2005. In 2015, we negotiated through peak 2012, 2013, and 2014. This go around we have negotiated through peak 2021 and 2022, So, I’ll ask again, what makes this peak any more special than the other peaks that went by without a contract other than this time we are overmanned by about 700 pilots?
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