Originally Posted by oldmako (Post 2800782)

No thank you. Your previous posts snarky and inaccurate rejoinder persuaded me to skip taking the trouble.

There were numerous threads here and in particular, the union forum which spelled them all out. Guys a whole lot more erudite than me detailed the zits. But, it passed and it's now history. When was that, 7 years ago? And how far are we away from our next contract? And please, let's not forget what was going on at the time which encouraged a whole mess of the pilot group to push for a concessionary JCBA. "We'll get em next time!"

The FNG's might be interested in how we got here, even though many of the older guys are not.

Try a search.

Originally Posted by BMEP100 (Post 2802144)

Doing anything for them, including a nice “retro pay” or signing bonus buys zero good will for mgt, cause they’re soon gone.

Originally Posted by Andy (Post 2802279)

That's because you and I have disagreements on some of what you consider problematic areas of the current contract with respect to reserve rules. I've responded with my point of view on those items. I'll accept the snarky label but will disagree once again with you on the inaccuracy of my rebuttals.

As for snarkiness, how do you classify your oft-used phrase 'marvin mainliner'?

Originally Posted by Andy (Post 2802281)

Retro pay? Signing bonus? When's the last time any airline contract saw such things? When's the last time a UAL or CAL contract had retro or a signing bonus?

Originally Posted by oldmako (Post 2802291)

There were more than just reserve rules.

Originally Posted by JoePatroni (Post 2802523)

Delta's last contract had retro, as did Continental's Contract '97...the second to last one.