ABX contract vote

[FreightBumper]

The count is in for the contract. 503 against and 6 for. Ya think this sends a clear message to the Joe- Bob show?

 

[LarryinTN]

Well, at least it was close...

 

[hvydriver]

Tip of the hat to you guys!

 

[LarryinTN]

A quick review for those who haven't been following this closely...

This was not a Tentative Agreement. This was the company's "best offer". The company had concluded that their offer was fine for the majority of the pilots and that it was just the negotiating committee and e-board that was being "unreasonable".

The e-board decided that they weren't going to make any meaningful progress as long as the company held that erroneous belief so they decided to send the company's "best offer" out for a vote. They notified the company and gave them time to make any revisions to their "best offer" before it was sent out. The company chose not to make any changes.

 

[C-141/C-5]

What was the actual proposal to the pilots, if you don't mind me asking?

 

[GoABX]

The primary reason for the vote was the Eboard realized that too much $hit had been agreed to by them and it would never, ever, ever pass. So it had to be flushed prior to going to the NMB, so we could start with a clean sheet of paper.

The company doesn't realize it but the union did them a favor. we would have haggled for 2 years, voted it down and then started over. So some time was saved. Unless the company punts on the Osaka domicile, we are a long way from a TA.

If everyone gets on board with the "No More Mr. Nice-Guy" campaign the pain will ramp up very quickly, but will hopefully be over very quickly to and both sides can get back to business.

 

[Jurassic Jet]

The count is in for the contract. 503 against and 6 for. Ya think this sends a clear message to the Joe- Bob show?

.:beer:

 

[erichartmann]

What was the actual proposal to the pilots, if you don't mind me asking?

It was mostly horse hocky. There was no retro pay, the raise was about 1/2 of 1% a year over the life of the agreement. Many of the existing problems (emergency call out, management flying, etc.) were not adequately addressed. There was really little chance it would have passed at any time. From my perspective there was absolutely no possible reason to consider anything other than a no vote.

 

[erichartmann]

The count is in for the contract. 503 against and 6 for. Ya think this sends a clear message to the Joe- Bob show?

:beer:

Wonder what universe the 6 live in?

 

[ABXbooger]

Either we know exactly who they are, or they were just F-in around with everyone...