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12-29-2011, 06:44 AM

#81

purpledog

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Sadly, the 3% doesn't even keep up with inflation. For most of 2011 it has averaged around 3.5%. Here's a novel idea. How about tying any new pay raises to the CPI or a COLA increase based on the CPI.

12-29-2011, 06:53 AM

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JNYVEGAS

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I have written my Block Rep twice on 2 issues in the past week including the 3% issue and have not even been given the courtesy of, "Hey I got your email, thanks for your input." Not getting a "warm fuzzy" over this Boys!

12-29-2011, 06:57 AM

#83

Unknown Rider

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Which block is this?

12-29-2011, 07:11 AM

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Gunter

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Originally Posted by JNYVEGAS

They like phone calls. Call other reps, or the MEC officers, with the explanation that yours is not fielding input. I'm sure said person will hear about it later.

12-29-2011, 07:13 AM

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JNYVEGAS

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Gunter

They like phone calls. Call others, or the MEC officers, with the explanation that yours is not fielding input. I'm sure said person will hear about it later.

That is what I am going to do today. Going to call PB and leave a message. Thx.

12-29-2011, 07:41 AM

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4A2B

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Originally Posted by purpledog

good idea, but we probably have a much better chance to secure a set % rather than tying future raises to unknown factors. That is better for all because not many corporations will sign on to an unknown future cost and if we were to get rabid inflation that may also be during another massive downturn so while getting pay increases at the time would be great they may not match the trend line on the actual business?

I also like the idea of not waiting around for future raises, so we need to seek some mechanism to avoid long periods without raises, because zero raise definitely does not match inflation (most years that is)

12-29-2011, 08:12 AM

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JNYVEGAS

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Actually just heard back from Block Rep. Sounded like good news on the majority front!

12-29-2011, 08:29 AM

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MeXC

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And so the NC update recently emailed says that we will expend negotiation capital to seek "needed and deserved" improvements to the FDA agreement.
Who wants to bet that we will also expend negotiating capital to keep Age 60 as the normal retirement age sometime in the future?
Wonder how much we'll spend to get the 777 pay where we should have had it 2 years ago?
The things we give away for nothing and then pay to get back boggle my mind.