I very well may have.
I think I remember the Pilots voted down the concessions and the company and them went back to the table renegotiated and they came out with a better than before deal that they did vote for. All this after AA said they would file if any group said no to concessions. And then yes, even after getting the concessions (17% range for mechanics) then they did file in 2011. So they got their concessions and they still filed BK and didn't they get more after the BK filing?
it was the flight attendants who 'voted' twice. there was no renegotiation for them..the claim was there was a 'glitch' with their original voting.
yes, the company got their concessions but today's aa is paying for the decision not to file. i'm talking about pensions. everyone got an additional 8-9 years of vesting before the pensions were frozen in BK. i believe laa was the only legacy airline not to terminate it's pensions.
i work with clerks whose pensions really weren't touched who will get $2,400 a month for life or $3,200 a month for 10 years/$1,900 a month after that. one guy, i believe, is at $3,000+ a month for life if he retired today - he won't leave anyways.
i lost about $1,000+ a month for life when they froze the pensions. i'm in line to get $1,400+ a month when i retire.
we had given so much back in 2003 that my group didn't lose that much in BK - relatively speaking. a certain percentage had to be given back and we lost 1 week VC and medical increased. we also lost the medical pre-funding..the company wouldn't pay your medical insurance if you retired before you were eligible for medicare.
doesn't compare to holiday pay and number of holidays lost, base pay lost, shift diff...subsequent 401k money lost due to all the above...VC weeks lost...on and on it goes...from 2003-2016/2020.