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Coach67 07-25-2012 07:04 AM


Originally Posted by EWR73FO (Post 1234843)
Exactly! Methinks alpa is perturbed at the rocking of the boat. Sitting in the back row watching these two groups "dance" is making everyone vomit. We know why mgmt wants to continue to drag this out; the real question is why does it seem like the union wants to do almost the same thing? Don't agree? Ask to see both proposals............

What better way to show the Company the disunity within the pilot group than to have a few idiots doing their own thing with an unsanctioned event. Take all that great action of a 99% strike vote and flush it down the toilet by having a few idiots show the Company that they know better than their union and that their union doesn't speak for them.

EWR73FO 07-25-2012 08:10 AM


Originally Posted by Coach67 (Post 1235022)
What better way to show the Company the disunity within the pilot group than to have a few idiots doing their own thing with an unsanctioned event. Take all that great action of a 99% strike vote and flush it down the toilet by having a few idiots show the Company that they know better than their union and that their union doesn't speak for them.


So what exactly are they saying for you? I'm being told to sit on my hands just like we've done for the last 7 years and take it like a man. How's it working for you?

Captain Bligh 07-25-2012 08:35 AM


Originally Posted by Dock of the Bay (Post 1234722)
Picketing in uniform under a permit not obtained or sanctioned by the UAL and CAL MECs is not the way to demonstrate the unity supplied by last week’s historic joint strike vote, nor is it the way to vent your frustration with the slow progress of negotiations. The best way to support our negotiating efforts is to remain unified and not to act outside of our union’s plans at this critical time.

We'll soon see LEC and MEC reps selling a substandard TA, that includes a huge mark down on retro pay (call it signing bonus if it makes you feel better) in the neighborhood of 35 cents on the dollar, because of "the total cost" of it. A wholesale roll over on scope, because "The Delta pilots didn't need it". Work rules that won't make S-UAL pilots happy because "we need to keep our competitive advantage" and best of all, the excuse that we are starting from zero with our concessionary/bankruptcy starting points here and can't get released, so let's not even try or we'll be put on ice. Let's just take this deal and we'll get it "next time" guys.

Fools

Palmtree Pilot 07-25-2012 09:30 AM


Originally Posted by Coach67 (Post 1235022)
What better way to show the Company the disunity within the pilot group than to have a few idiots doing their own thing with an unsanctioned event. Take all that great action of a 99% strike vote and flush it down the toilet by having a few idiots show the Company that they know better than their union and that their union doesn't speak for them.

You sound like someone from the Gov't when their programs aren't working, which is most of the time. Kind of remind me of Nancy Pelosi or Joe Biden; Kind of whiny in a mad tone when things aren't going your way.

PtP

SlickMachine 07-25-2012 10:18 AM


Originally Posted by Captain Bligh:1235080

Originally Posted by Dock of the Bay (Post 1234722)
Picketing in uniform under a permit not obtained or sanctioned by the UAL and CAL MECs is not the way to demonstrate the unity supplied by last week’s historic joint strike vote, nor is it the way to vent your frustration with the slow progress of negotiations. The best way to support our negotiating efforts is to remain unified and not to act outside of our union’s plans at this critical time.

We'll soon see LEC and MEC reps selling a substandard TA, that includes a huge mark down on retro pay (call it signing bonus if it makes you feel better) in the neighborhood of 35 cents on the dollar, because of "the total cost" of it. A wholesale roll over on scope, because "The Delta pilots didn't need it". Work rules that won't make S-UAL pilots happy because "we need to keep our competitive advantage" and best of all, the excuse that we are starting from zero with our concessionary/bankruptcy starting points here and can't get released, so let's not even try or we'll be put on ice. Let's just take this deal and we'll get it "next time" guys.

Fools

Heard the same from an LEC rep who I know personally and who doesn't 'go with the flow' when it comes to Jay and this type of crap. Expect a sell job soon on scope.

krudawg 07-25-2012 11:43 AM


Originally Posted by Captain Bligh (Post 1235080)
We'll soon see LEC and MEC reps selling a substandard TA, that includes a huge mark down on retro pay (call it signing bonus if it makes you feel better) in the neighborhood of 35 cents on the dollar, because of "the total cost" of it. A wholesale roll over on scope, because "The Delta pilots didn't need it". Work rules that won't make S-UAL pilots happy because "we need to keep our competitive advantage" and best of all, the excuse that we are starting from zero with our concessionary/bankruptcy starting points here and can't get released, so let's not even try or we'll be put on ice. Let's just take this deal and we'll get it "next time" guys.

Fools

They can tout it all they want but I sure as heck won't vote for anything less than 100% retro pay. Now, if the company had negotiated in good faith and wrapped up negotiations in a couple of months, then heck yes I'd vote for a contract with a retro "haircut" BUT NOT NOW. They've been bleeding us, dragging this out for 2+ years and now I want them to choke on the retro pay.

Ottopilot 07-25-2012 12:43 PM

Rumor is a $8000 signing bonus and 70 seaters at express.

That's a "no" for me. :mad:

krudawg 07-25-2012 01:01 PM


Originally Posted by Ottopilot (Post 1235208)
Rumor is a $8000 signing bonus and 70 seaters at express.

That's a "no" for me. :mad:

May I ask your basis of that rumor? That's barely more than the FA's got.

APC225 07-25-2012 01:05 PM


Originally Posted by Ottopilot (Post 1235208)
Rumor is a $8000 signing bonus and 70 seaters at express.

That's a "no" for me. :mad:

CA $220,000
FO $150,000

...and counting.

Boomvang 07-25-2012 01:17 PM

Does anyone have a link or more info about the unsanctioned picketing tomorrow? The SPSC memo was the first I had heard about it; I don't get out much.


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