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1. Figure out what the pilot groups wants or doesn't want. Surveys, road shows, etc. should paint a picture.
2. Study what the company might want. Looking at other contracts, things that were brought up in past negotiations, and inefficient (to the company) parts of our contract will give us an idea.
3. Cost everything out.
4. Prioritize the costing data to maximize gains. Identify areas the company might want that are palatable to the pilots.
5. Gather as much Delta financial information as possible. Assess the state of the industry and economy a a whole.
6. Study our possible mediators. Do whatever possible to get a favorable mediator.
7. Develop an opening position based on all the data collected.
8. Develop a strategy to keep negotiations moving. Call the company out when they are stalling and be able to defend every move we make.
9. Develop a contingency plan in the event the company isn't interested in negotiating. Have a strike committee ready to go and keep the pilots up-to-date on progress. Timely communications, road shows, and family planning events.
10. Brief other pilot groups on management tactics so they will be prepared when it's their turn.
There are probably more but these are some examples of modern negotiating tactics. Under the RLA there is a clearly defined process. We need to position ourselves to maximize gains.
#2035
What I want our reps to do.
1. Figure out what the pilot groups wants or doesn't want. Surveys, road shows, etc. should paint a picture.
2. Study what the company might want. Looking at other contracts, things that were brought up in past negotiations, and inefficient (to the company) parts of our contract will give us an idea.
3. Cost everything out.
4. Prioritize the costing data to maximize gains. Identify areas the company might want that are palatable to the pilots.
5. Gather as much Delta financial information as possible. Assess the state of the industry and economy a a whole.
6. Study our possible mediators. Do whatever possible to get a favorable mediator.
7. Develop an opening position based on all the data collected.
8. Develop a strategy to keep negotiations moving. Call the company out when they are stalling and be able to defend every move we make.
9. Develop a contingency plan in the event the company isn't interested in negotiating. Have a strike committee ready to go and keep the pilots up-to-date on progress. Timely communications, road shows, and family planning events.
10. Brief other pilot groups on management tactics so they will be prepared when it's their turn.
There are probably more but these are some examples of modern negotiating tactics. Under the RLA there is a clearly defined process. We need to position ourselves to maximize gains.
1. Figure out what the pilot groups wants or doesn't want. Surveys, road shows, etc. should paint a picture.
2. Study what the company might want. Looking at other contracts, things that were brought up in past negotiations, and inefficient (to the company) parts of our contract will give us an idea.
3. Cost everything out.
4. Prioritize the costing data to maximize gains. Identify areas the company might want that are palatable to the pilots.
5. Gather as much Delta financial information as possible. Assess the state of the industry and economy a a whole.
6. Study our possible mediators. Do whatever possible to get a favorable mediator.
7. Develop an opening position based on all the data collected.
8. Develop a strategy to keep negotiations moving. Call the company out when they are stalling and be able to defend every move we make.
9. Develop a contingency plan in the event the company isn't interested in negotiating. Have a strike committee ready to go and keep the pilots up-to-date on progress. Timely communications, road shows, and family planning events.
10. Brief other pilot groups on management tactics so they will be prepared when it's their turn.
There are probably more but these are some examples of modern negotiating tactics. Under the RLA there is a clearly defined process. We need to position ourselves to maximize gains.
#2036
Straight QOL, homie
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Why would you suggest this unless you were advocating for concessions?
Why would we entertain concessions in this negotiating environment?
Did the company grant concessions when it took from Delta pilots in bankruptcy?
#2037
I don't know any of our reps but I can say with great certainty that they want a really good outcome from our next negotiations.
The only other ideas that I recall you suggesting you said you wouldn't post here. When I hear that I think illegal job action. I have no clue if that's what you were writing about but if you are you should probably research the history of what is considered "illegal" and how recent job actions have resulted. They don't work anymore. The used to but companies decided to sue instead of negotiating.
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Straight QOL, homie
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In any case, the problem with DALPA isn't necessarily the reps. It's the entrenched DALPA bureaucracy and ALPA national--whose goals and lifestyles are not remotely aligned with the line pilots'--that we need to worry about.
Oh, and define "really good," please. Is that better or worse than "historic?"
Last edited by Purple Drank; 09-21-2014 at 12:38 PM.
#2040
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How is the fuzzy, undefined "as much as possible" better (in your view) than the clearly measurable set of outcomes that DAL 88 Driver advocates?
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