realityman
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you are nothing but sheep
Great. Another intelligent reply.
Raj, what is your biggest hang-up with the IBB? Is it the Gulfstram LOA? If so, I'm still waiting to hear how you think it should have been done and how it could have been accomplished? Is it the way some were screwed on vacation (which, by the way, I agreed with you about)? Is it because you believe it was solely a vehicle for a couple to go to management? On that one, I could care less because a couple folks transitioning to management had zero effect on how much more my lifestyle improved after IBB, but maybe that was a major issue for you? So what is your biggest issue(s)?
Once again, I don't deny there are some drawbacks with it. But here's what else I see in the IBB: significant raises for everyone. Nice signing bonuses. Vastly increased basing for a lot of our pilots. Locked-in health insurance and benefits. Not having to negotiate new contract two years ago when the company was near death and the economy was still way south (I doubt anyone saw that coming, but it still turned out to work in our favor anyway). Improved scope. And the list goes on........
I've read your posts, and you seem to want to blame everything on IBB (ala credit card points, which had nothing to do with IBB). You seem to really HATE this document. Just wondering what's really that awful about it. Many of the problems we are seeing today aren't a result of a bad CBA so much as an EMT that doesn't seem to want to follow it. If you think the union isn't doing enough, at least I can understand that argument. But I haven't seen you calmly lay out your strong arguments against the IBB yet. Just name-calling for those of us who like it.
I think it can be improved. But as a whole, I think it was good for us.
By the way, the folks I encounter seem to overwhelmingly be happy for it. Not sure how you figure most now have buyer's remorse. Just because people express opinions that a certain section or two needs fixed, doesn't mean they hate the whole thing. But, we've already been over this, haven't we?