single carrier status has nothing at all to do with "worlds biggest carrier". Although we cant know for sure, it honestly doesnt appear that there are any major obstacles that we know of to stop the merger from being completed by september. Thus, legally, no matter which negotiation strategy is pursued, we will be in negotiations with the worlds biggest airline. Whatever the case, there is no proof, given history, that transition talks are much to fuss about. The iam failed strategy of walking away from section 6 and proclaiming pie in the sky transition talks as the worlds biggest airline at united didnt prove anything other than poor choices based on a compromised stance.
Covet section 6!!!
I can support that. We have 3 years already invested so lets buckle down and take advantage of the extra leverage of not having to worry about a union calling single carrier anytime soon. The company wants single carrier so lets give them that after we attain a fair and equitable contract. We waited 15 years to get in section 6 so lets embrace it and make sure we dont leave it for transition talks until we attain enhanced scope (with no attached drop dead dates), a fair wage and some other increases, including enhancing the retirement by getting a 401 match to go along with the current iam pension.
Once single carrier is triggered by a union, leverage is lost because thats one more action off the list that makes mergers more seamless for management.
You guys are our last defense before a membership vote against perhaps an iam/management desire to save negotiation cost and protecting their interest over the members as what happened at united. Signing a "mini contract" or otherwise making any moves to transition talks would be foolish given how far along we currently are in the negotiation process and we dont even have to worry about the twu triggering single carrier now.
As you know, only a union can trigger single carrier so if that means that management has to wait 3 years on its holy grail then fine. No fuss from here as there shouldnt be any rush on our end.
Certainly such a position by our nc is a worthy one to support. No?
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