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Well, his goals are lofty, but why not? I don't understand the infatuation with the time value of a 3% raise. Do you know how much this actually equates to? Chump change. There are many things that don't involve hours of service that could be negotiated? Do we need the NPRM to complete:Originally Posted by FDX1
Thank you my friend for providing concrete evidence of your lunacy and backing up my previous assertion! You don't really "fly" airplanes, do you?
1. A real fix to 4.A.2.b.?
2. Accepted fares?
3. Min pay for R day? This would protect reserves from the brunt of 4.A.2.b.
4. Real time trip trading?
5. Various other fairly low cost items but are bothersome to us?
Look, the company gets the FDAs. The guys, like myself, that plan on NEVER bidding a FDA get our bidpacks cut. I am getting a raise now, but I 100% believe I will get backpay anyway when we eventually sign a contract.
Unfortunately, I believe the TA will get approved. After the NPRM, what will be the company's excuse to delay negotiations? I'll promise you this, they will come up with something. I really can't understand how naive a bunch of well educated people can be.
For those that don't believe we have leverage with the FDAs. Ask yourself why the company is offering us a raise? The time value of a 3% raise is very small individually, but not so much when you have to pay it to 4,500 guys. They don't give anything away. I'd be Ok with an FDA LOA when it comes with a complete contract. And, going even farther, I'd be OK if we TA'd every section but those that really deal with the NPRM.
The system form as it stands is very beneficial for US based pilots. Are you sure you guys want to change that for a small raise? Do you think the company will be our friend and fix many irritants because they like us?