Trying to add more available days off into the Mechanics CBA will not come cheap and the Company would never agree to it. No matter what you call the days off available there is only so many paid days that will be provided. We will have our hands full maintaining our Day Trade language, which is the most flexible in the industry. Our real focus should be on removing LOA #1 and getting out of Aeroman. Also tightening up our Art. 2 Scope language to provide more job security and more work in- house proportionate to our growing fleet size, our group should be growing just as much as the other groups as the Company expands. I would never expect SWA to perform as much in house as the failing legacies but at least more than current trends. Medical Benefits after age 65 falls under a Me Too clause in every CBA on property and would be great to get but........you know how that works. The one thing everyone needs to do as often as possible during negotiations is sign up to be an observer. There is no other way to experience how negotiations work and how things go from proposal to TA. It is an eye opening experience that will change what you believe you know about negotiations.
