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So not only are you too big a pu$$ to insult me to my face, you're too big a pu$$ to admit who you are? Scared?
Question 3:
If a tentative agreement was presented to me that contained the following:
1. All currently TA'd sections from completed negotiations.
2. Current ASA management payrate offer
3. Annual Cost of Living Adjustments for the life of the agreement.
4. Duty Rigs that adequately protected my time/productivity ratio.
5. An agreed to time frame for future Section 6 negotiations, afterwhich
both sides would support a Proffer Of Arbitration
6. Signing bonus of at least 5 million dollars.
I would likely vote:
A. to reject it in favor of a strike
B. to accept and ratify it as our new contract
It's gonna take about $20 Million in a signing bonus to come close to sign off on it. From what I understand SKW has it set aside already. With just a $3.00 pay raise up to current SKW rates and no COLA comes to $13,500 for the last 5 years!!!!!! That's just at guarantee and not what I actually flew.
You forgot Section 1.
Drop the PBS in 18 months or the pilots lose the Perf. Plus CRAP! I can already tell you that PBS that managment wants will suck for the pilots. Cause if it was benificial to both sides they wouldn't have to put a penalty on it if we don't take what they are wanting. If PBS is so good for the pilots like Scott Hall says then why the penalty attached to it? I asked him this in recurrent ground and he never gave me a straight answer. He kept dodging and saying there has to be an end game.
I could see the ASA pay rates proposal + 3% COLA each yr if everything else lined up. 1.5 pay for picking up open time like SKW gets. etc...
Drop the PBS in 18 months or the pilots lose the Perf. Plus CRAP! I can already tell you that PBS that managment wants will suck for the pilots. Cause if it was benificial to both sides they wouldn't have to put a penalty on it if we don't take what they are wanting. If PBS is so good for the pilots like Scott Hall says then why the penalty attached to it? I asked him this in recurrent ground and he never gave me a straight answer. He kept dodging and saying there has to be an end game.
It's gonna take about $20 Million in a signing bonus to come close to sign off on it. From what I understand SKW has it set aside already. With just a $3.00 pay raise up to current SKW rates and no COLA comes to $13,500 for the last 5 years!!!!!! That's just at guarantee and not what I actually flew.
You forgot Section 1.
Drop the PBS in 18 months or the pilots lose the Perf. Plus CRAP! I can already tell you that PBS that managment wants will suck for the pilots. Cause if it was benificial to both sides they wouldn't have to put a penalty on it if we don't take what they are wanting. If PBS is so good for the pilots like Scott Hall says then why the penalty attached to it? I asked him this in recurrent ground and he never gave me a straight answer. He kept dodging and saying there has to be an end game.
I could see the ASA pay rates proposal + 3% COLA each yr if everything else lined up. 1.5 pay for picking up open time like SKW gets. etc...
Unfortunately, previous family commitments will make it impossible for me to attend this weeks' LEC meeting.
There are some out there that keep suggesting radical movements such as recall and decertification. Personally I believe such drastic measures are not currently necassary nor are they in the best interest of the pilot group. However, meaningful action is needed.
Perhaps one of you in attendance would consider introducing the following proposal to the floor. It is Non-radical and even Non-offensive to the current office holders. It will allow them to save face and work in the best interest of the majority of the pilot group.
I'll save the legaleze and use common language:
We, the ASA pilots, in the interest of continuing to pursue the wishes of the majority, propose the following in order to fully and accurately assess our current wishes in regards to continued Contract Negotiations. We do not object to Wilson Polling in principal, we simply believe a Pilot At Large survey is in order:
Using Ballotpointe, we propose the following survey be conducted among ALL active ASA Pilots:
Question 1:
If ASA management's current offer was presented to me for ratification, I would likely vote:
A. to reject it in favor of a strike
B. to accept and ratify it as our new contract
Question 2:
If ALPA's current offer was accepted by management and presented to me for ratification, I would likely vote:
A. to reject it in favor of a strike
B. to accept and ratify it as our new contract
Question 3:
If a tentative agreement was presented to me that contained the following:
1. All currently TA'd sections from completed negotiations.
2. Current ASA management payrate offer
3. Annual Cost of Living Adjustments for the life of the agreement.
4. Duty Rigs that adequately protected my time/productivity ratio.
5. An agreed to time frame for future Section 6 negotiations, afterwhich
both sides would support a Proffer Of Arbitration
6. Signing bonus of at least 5 million dollars.
I would likely vote:
A. to reject it in favor of a strike
B. to accept and ratify it as our new contract
I realize there are a few other open issues as well, but is my understanding that most of the terms of those has been agreed to in concept and simply needs a "legal washing" as to the language.
Everyone wants "solutions". This may not be the total solution but it's a start. It would give our current leaders the face saving opportunity to proclaim, "You spoke and we heard you" and then adjust our negotiations to the "true majority". Then, if the members at large show a majority wants to "stay the course", the so called silent majority will "silently" cease to exist AND everyone marches forward with a renewed unity. If, on the otherhand, the majority wants to work towards job security through "being competitve" (in lack of a single list), we might finally put this nasty affair behind us.
I'll be sending a proxy via a trusted member who will be in attendance to vote on my behalf should such a resolution make it to the floor. If you cannot be in attendance, I would suggest you do the same.
Not going to happen! Is that really your biggest want item, or are getting all the other gains included in this contract worth giving a little on that item? We lose every day we hold out to punish the company.