Tim Nelson
Veteran
Here's a historical equation.
Concessionary negotiatioins = Pilots get first concessionary contract and then demand all other groups take what it did or the concessions become void. This is where Chip Munn was very active a couple years ago.
Non-concessionary negotiations = all non-pilot groups go first, + company makes usual and customary public proclamations of how the pilot group will gain nothing. Pilot negotiations will not be burning.
Then after all other non-pilot groups sign new deals, the Pilot negotiations heat up and the company is free to give the pilots enhancements that other groups failed to negotiate.
Conclusion: The IAm workforce should be wise to the above. If there is any settlement then there should be a me-too clause.
Why should the IAM settle on a transition agreement before the pilot group? Perhaps, nobody gains anything in transitions which is likely. But signing a deal before a favorite child is risky at best.
regards,
Concessionary negotiatioins = Pilots get first concessionary contract and then demand all other groups take what it did or the concessions become void. This is where Chip Munn was very active a couple years ago.
Non-concessionary negotiations = all non-pilot groups go first, + company makes usual and customary public proclamations of how the pilot group will gain nothing. Pilot negotiations will not be burning.
Then after all other non-pilot groups sign new deals, the Pilot negotiations heat up and the company is free to give the pilots enhancements that other groups failed to negotiate.
Conclusion: The IAm workforce should be wise to the above. If there is any settlement then there should be a me-too clause.
Why should the IAM settle on a transition agreement before the pilot group? Perhaps, nobody gains anything in transitions which is likely. But signing a deal before a favorite child is risky at best.
regards,
