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Old 10-02-2016, 12:53 PM
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Originally Posted by Cruizecontrol
Had Delta had an AIP before ours was TA'ed, SWAPA would have had the leverage to get Platform. TA2 is one Billion $ short.

If we agree to TA2, Delta will pretty much get to vote on 2 contracts before ours is amendable again. Delta's AIP is more than 6% higher in pay and our other benefits sucks in comparison.
Yup. The pay differential is the icing on the cake. My biggest issues are not the pay in TA2, but the lack of industry standard ancillary items that everyone else has. Our LTD "benefits", for example, are disgusting.
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Old 10-02-2016, 12:58 PM
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I was a yes

Now I'm a No leaner.

Still waiting to hear from JW CM & HK

I believe they were saying in the road show (reading between the lines)..."The NMB forced us to send this" now if you want parity vote no..

But I could be reading into this
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Old 10-02-2016, 02:45 PM
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Originally Posted by Cruizecontrol
Had Delta had an AIP before ours was TA'ed, SWAPA would have had the leverage to get Platform. TA2 is one Billion $ short.

If we agree to TA2, Delta will pretty much get to vote on 2 contracts before ours is amendable again. Delta's AIP is more than 6% higher in pay and our other benefits sucks in comparison.
Is that 6% on January 1 or 6% on September 1 of each year?
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Old 10-02-2016, 04:22 PM
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Most of the time until Jan 2019 when Delta's contract becomes amendable. Then there is almost 2 years to SWA's becomes amendable.
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Old 10-02-2016, 06:07 PM
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Leaning NO

Disability is my main reason.

Pay, implementation, and a few other smaller issues also help support my no vote.

But with that said...I very much support and appreciate and respect our swapa guys. They did a great job.
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Old 10-02-2016, 08:10 PM
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We've been told to "get comfortable being uncomfortable." I think this next week will prove how much SWAPA is willing to stand by that mantra.
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Old 10-03-2016, 04:34 AM
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The implementation schedule of certain pay and work rules due to our archaic IT is ridiculous. I'm not sure why last week the TA2 was great and now that delta has an AIP it's no longer good enough. Everyone had to know that delta was going to get something like this in the near future.
Hopefully they can go back and ask to fix some issues and have it out to vote only a couple weeks later.
Add another 3% on snap up. Make the B fund 15% right off the bat not have to wait 3 yrs to get there and make all pay improvements effective date of signing not 6 months later when IT can figure it out.
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Old 10-03-2016, 05:49 AM
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Originally Posted by hoover
The implementation schedule of certain pay and work rules due to our archaic IT is ridiculous. I'm not sure why last week the TA2 was great and now that delta has an AIP it's no longer good enough. Everyone had to know that delta was going to get something like this in the near future.
Hopefully they can go back and ask to fix some issues and have it out to vote only a couple weeks later.
Add another 3% on snap up. Make the B fund 15% right off the bat not have to wait 3 yrs to get there and make all pay improvements effective date of signing not 6 months later when IT can figure it out.
Well if this TA gets approved (and Delta approves theirs) SW pilots will be in 3rd place out of the 4 majors (on the 737) right out of the gate with the longest period to the amenable date...the delayed implantation of numerous provisions and the pay raises on 1 Sept vs. 1 Jan save the company a lot of $$$...
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Old 10-03-2016, 06:31 AM
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Originally Posted by hoover
The implementation schedule of certain pay and work rules due to our archaic IT is ridiculous. I'm not sure why last week the TA2 was great and now that delta has an AIP it's no longer good enough. Everyone had to know that delta was going to get something like this in the near future.

Hopefully they can go back and ask to fix some issues and have it out to vote only a couple weeks later.

Add another 3% on snap up. Make the B fund 15% right off the bat not have to wait 3 yrs to get there and make all pay improvements effective date of signing not 6 months later when IT can figure it out.


I agree. Once we drive this baby off the lot, though, she is ours. The timing with Delta allows us to continue the negotiation. I would expect the company to sweeten the deal a little bit or they run the chance of this being a close call and perhaps a defeat resulting in a 6 month delay as we all figure this out.
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Old 10-03-2016, 06:52 AM
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I REALLY, REALLY hope SWAPA is presently talking to the company about sweetening the deal slightly to make sure it passes. Delayed implementation of certain compensation bumps (especially the reserve pay) due to SWA being IT retarded is complete horse$7!t and absolutely unacceptable.
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