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Old 05-27-2018, 02:11 AM
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Either the NC is genius, or we're going to get sold on a massively disappointing contract to work under for the next 8 years. At least if that happens, we can work over our vacation months and get a taste of what everyone else earns.
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Old 05-27-2018, 07:29 AM
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Originally Posted by DC7C View Post
Based on substandard hourly ASK rates, which I said 2 years ago were low, the substandard LTD, plus the * attitude as evidenced in the last Co. response. mark me down as a no, a big no, nada, zip. A big thanks to the Negotiators, you must want to take a shower after every interaction with them. However, ALPA’s insistence that we ask for reasonable rates is killing us. Please don’t song and dance me about our slightly higher monthly min.
No, no, no, vote it down by %90+ and I’ll wait. I AM NOT GOING TO BE LAST AGAIN! Carry on....
Posts like these are amazing to me! As if your premature no vote is supposed to scare the union?? Why don’t you wait for an actual document to vote on before you start tough-guying with idle and ignorant rhetoric. The NC has made it clear from the get-go that work rules play the largest factor in why our rates are where they are. If you and everyone else out there chanting “up the ask” are not wise enough to comprehend the value of work rules, I’m sure the union is happy to know that you’ll be part of the 30-40% of people they know will vote NO. And for Halloween next year, maybe wear your NO costume out through the neighborhood. You’ll see that it won’t scare anyone there either but the laughter may be a bit louder than it is on APC.

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Old 05-27-2018, 08:11 AM
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pi·lid·i·ot ˈpielidēət/

noun informal

noun: pilidiot; plural noun: pilidiots

1) An ignorant breed of aviation professional, simpleminded and miserable by nature, perpetually impaired by delusions of grandeur. halfwit, ignoramus, moron, simpleton; informal dimwit, jackass, chucklehead, blockhead, bonehead, knucklehead, dumb-ass, lamebrain, peabrain, chowderhead; vulgar slang asshat assclown "that pilidiot is such an asshat, he can’t seem to keep his ignorant piehole off of Facebook"
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Old 05-27-2018, 08:26 AM
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Originally Posted by DC7C View Post
Based on substandard hourly ASK rates, which I said 2 years ago were low, the substandard LTD, plus the attitude as evidenced in the last Co. response. mark me down as a no, a big no, nada, zip. A big thanks to the Negotiators, you must want to take a shower after every interaction with them. However, ALPA’s insistence that we ask for reasonable rates is killing us. Please don’t song and dance me about our slightly higher monthly min.
No, no, no, vote it down by %90+ and I’ll wait. I AM NOT GOING TO BE LAST AGAIN! Carry on....
Call or email your reps to vent your frustration. You’re not taken seriously on a public forum.
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Old 05-27-2018, 08:26 AM
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Originally Posted by whiskytango View Post
How many .
Wow. That was really something...

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Old 05-27-2018, 08:38 AM
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Wow. That was really something...
Totally overbaked. I've got a wicked hangover. You get what you pay for here...
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Old 05-27-2018, 09:25 AM
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Totally overbaked. I've got a wicked hangover. You get what you pay for here...
Drinking to forget how bad the contract IS and WILL BE.
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Old 05-27-2018, 11:23 AM
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Wow... somebody’s off their meds today...
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ou g NICE this morning.

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Old 05-27-2018, 12:28 PM
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Originally Posted by Aero1900 View Post
You obviously are entitled to vote the way you want, and are welcome to vent frustration here. However, I think this attitude isn't helpful. And as I've said many times, don't vote until you have something to vote on.

The NC has a plan. They have a plan and have stuck to it. Everyone knew that negotiating big raises with Indigo was going to be exceptionally difficult. This is likely the most difficult negotiation possible; asking for truly huge raises and asking for them from a management team that seems to only have 1 goal, low cost. This is going to be hard. The NC knows this, and they had a plan of attack. The plan was to ask for a completely reasonable contract and push thru the RLA process as quickly as possible. Remember, we got a mediator faster than probably anyone ever has. We have followed every rule, been a perfectly behaved pilot group and the NC has asked for average across the board. The goal is to get a deal or get released.

If you think we can up our ask and get released, you are wrong. We are doing everything right to get released. The process is long and painful, but we are doing all the right things. If the NC upps the ask now, we will lose the chance to get released. Plain and simple.

I believe we will come thru this process with one of the largest raises in history. Don't start shooting it down now. We need to stay smart, stay clean and let the union push us thru the RLA process.

Attend a road show. The union isn't going to present us a TA until it's worth accepting. I understand people are upset by what they have seen, but no one has seen the full picture. We are going to keep hard line bidding and not go PBS. That's worth a fair amount, right? Don't vote yet.
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Old 05-27-2018, 12:54 PM
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Originally Posted by DC7C View Post
Based on substandard hourly ASK rates, which I said 2 years ago were low, the substandard LTD, plus the y attitude as evidenced in the last Co. response. mark me down as a no, a big no, nada, zip. A big thanks to the Negotiators, you must want to take a shower after every interaction with them. However, ALPA’s insistence that we ask for reasonable rates is killing us. Please don’t song and dance me about our slightly higher monthly min.
No, no, no, vote it down by %90+ and I’ll wait. I AM NOT GOING TO BE LAST AGAIN! Carry on....

This!!!

Ask the AS bubbas how that approach worked! We we told by ALPA to trust them because the mediator/arbitrator want a reasonable approach. What did we get in arbitration??? A screw job, because, as the arbitrator put it, “both the pilots and the company have demonstrated the pilots were willing to work for less than market rates”.

Way to go, ALPA.

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