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Originally Posted by FollowMe
Facts.
If you ratify the TA Appleton is done offering.
If you ratify the TA you send a message to Appleton that time plus minuscule increases is acceptable to the pilot group.
If you ratify the TA you have demonstrated to the NMB what your threshold for “gains” is when next you head to the table.
Management knows how to play the long game...do you?
What you claim are facts are simply your beliefs and far from facts.
Do you understand that if we don't ratify the TA that management could also be done offering, and in fact, could withdraw the current offer?
If you don't ratify the TA, you send a message to Appleton that they get to keep the millions of dollars that they are offering us in increases this time around.
If you don't ratify the TA, the NMB may believe that we are unreasonable and may not even offer us a chance to bargain for a long time?
Management has been forced to bargain to what the NMB thinks is fair. The NMB isn't suddenly going to believe that the company needs to give us 30% raises. As for the long game, I've been here for all 3 TAs and haven't seen giant raises in any of the TAs following an unsuccessful ratification. That's just not how it works. What makes you think that by saying ”no,” the company has to automatically increase their offer? I agree that we should be offered more, but that doesn't mean that we will be or are even required to be offered anything more.