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Originally Posted by Paddles
Fedup,
I understand your arguments and agree with a lot of it. But for me, it all comes back to the union (guys I know and trust, both Sr and Jr) putting this back up to us with the recommendation that this is the best that they can do.. for now. I wish the Negotiating Committee felt that all we had to do in order to get a better offer was to vote this down with an overwhelming majority and they could go back and get us a better deal. If that were the case, a no brainer....I would vote NO. That is not what they are telling us. I do wish the union would explain their feelings as to why they feel this LOA is as good as it is going to get. That I do not understand.
Respectfully
Paddles
Paddles, The union guys say this is the best they can get because this crewforce has never shown it has a spine. The union asks us not to fly disputed pairings and people argue over who gets it first. Any time the company ask for voluntary vacation cancellation they have more than enough volunteers. Every time the company has threatened to do something evil if we don't accept the bone they have thrown at us everyone cowers and folds. Guys climb over each other to be the ***** in the front of the line. The company has already determined what we are they are now negotiating the price.
It is time to show the MEC and the company that we are willing to stand up for what is right.
If you read the stuff coming from the LEC's - it is all the same old song - "we can't get better so accept this turd and it is not as bad as it looks on paper, TRUST US".
I only trust what is in writing and what this LOA has in it gives the company too much license for bugga bugga.
I am not advocating a no vote to make a statement. I am advocating a no vote to send the MEC back in with some backing and to fix what is lacking in this LOA.