Well first of all the only member of the Negotiating Committee that had anything to do with the equity in negotiations was Don Videtich, those talks took place in secret high level negotiations that the company only admitted to in Bankruptcy Court when they asked to have me removed from the courtroom.
Overspeed seems to have Dons ear. Maybe he can get out of Don what he expected.
That said a letter was put out with all the information that's accessible to the Locals, its on the 591 website, and what it says is we really wont know the exact dollar amount we will be getting until after the 120th day.
If people want to focus on something that may have some lasting benefit they should focus on the USAIR mechanics negotiations. They should really think long and hard about going on field trips or working OT if that work is going to involve USAIR aircraft and ask themselves if they think the few hours of OT is worth screwing not only the USAIR mechanics but themselves. We should focus on preparing to assist USAIR mechanics by any means necessary. We need for them to obtain a raise that will bring their rates above Deltas. If you want to know what's in it for you consider that in less than two years the mid term wage adjustment will kick in, if management is still jerking the USAIr guys around each and every one of us loses several dollars and hour, every hour, every week. Each dollar translates to at least $2080 a year. So if USAIR doesn't get their contract and they bring the average between the three comparator airlines down by $3/hr we each will lose around $7000 a year. So in addition to essentially being a scab, its costing you a lot more to help the company screw those guys than the company is paying you for that help.
