any ASA neg. update????

[John Pennekamp]

JP, I may not want PBS either yet the company is determined to get it on property and for good reason. What we want is higher base salary and true profit sharing. Neither side will be 100% happy but we meet in the middle.

Believe it or not, I really can't argue with that point!

 

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The pay proposals are not far off on either side and there is certainly opportunity for an agreement. We need to reach a pay agreement and move on to scope.

It would be very interesting to see how the Company could stall a contract on the basis of simply agreeing to use seniority list pilots when everything else is agreed to. I think the political pressure will be in favor of ALPA once agreement is reached on the straight economic issues.