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Originally Posted by PurpleToolBox
It was a huge failur Yet there are people among us, Kronan et al, who are lockstep with FedEx ALPA sayin that our contract was a huge win.
Should be easy for you to find a comment where I said TA2015 was a huge win.
But that's something I never said.
I have said, CBA 2015 is Better than what came before. That there are things CRS was doing routinely in 2014 and 2015 that they rarely do now, because it costs them $$.
I absolutely Love how people slam our CBA and say, just look at what FedEx said in September 2015. That it was cost neutral. Well, you know what Else FedEx said in 2015, that shipping rates were increasing by 4.9%. (Anyone think FedEx might've considered the additional payroll costs of our TA prior to deciding on a rate increase?)
Here's another thing FedEx said in September. If the TA's voted down, we have a plan to get through peak.
Internet guru's here will say there's NO Way FedEx could've gotten through peak. Not enough Contract lift. Well, What if FedEx had completely closed the schoolhouse. How many pilots would that free up?
As to the Fear Factor of our Chairman's message...this is a clipping.Some have asked that I lay out a plan for a failed TA. Please recall that your elected representatives voted 10-4 in favor of the TA. By laying out a path for a failed TA, I would be inherently suggesting such a failure is expected. That would be counter to the desires of those that want the agreement to be accepted. Conversely, by not laying out that same path I am disappointing those that want the TA rejected. My purpose is not to subvert any of you, and to allow the voting process to determine the path. In either event, we will indeed have an actionable plan.
There are no shortcuts to a new deal in the works. No doubt, management is making plans for either passage or failure, anything less on their part would be imprudent. They have always negotiated very hard, and I would expect the same going forward in any case.
The NMB has made clear to your leadership that our options under the RLA will be severely restricted due to our importance to the economy. This may not be a convenient fact, but it is the case none the less. A return to mediated bargaining is our only viable alternative should the TA fail. As in the past, we can support that bargaining with informational picketing and unity events as well as other informational actions.
One thing has become very clear to me. Unity matters a great deal. In two cases, we demonstrated unity around specific issues. We stood together in opposition to PBS, and we stood together in opposition to a new-hire retirement carve-out. In both cases, we prevailed. Sadly, on our overall retirement position we were unable to formulate a unifying position. If we are to achieve a better outcome in the future we will need to find solutions that create unity vice division.
One popular definition of insanity is repeating the same action and expecting a different outcome. Prior to any future bargaining, either in the near term or at the amendable date of this TA, we must develop a sustainable and practical plan that we can all agree on. I am confident such an approach can be developed.
Whatever path you decide, please do your best to make the choice rational vice emotional. Have no illusions about the challenges ahead. As always, thank you for your professionalism and your understanding.