Tim:
Tim asked: "I will ask you again, exactly what is it that the company can get away with, without labor peace? I don't follow your 'thinking' on this. Are you saying the company will be OK if it decides to piss or violate IAM contracts?"
USA320Pilot comments: Tim, I do not think the company cares about labor peace if there are not consensual deals reached with every labor group this summer. Why? The airline will then probably enter bankruptcy, where the outcome is less certain. For example, if all of the labor groups accept the IAM reach new accords (ALPA, AFA, CWA, TWU), then the company will still fail.
Thus, a trip back to bankruptcy court. If the company restructures with RSA, TPG, Duetsche Bank, Morgan Stanley, or any other venture capitalist running the show, the same problems exist.
Regardless of who ever is in charge, the problem still exists: CASM too high.
AT this point the only other option would be S.1113 motions or putting as much pain on IAM members as possible to either they quit, die, or acquiesce to management's position.
In regard to the other employee groups, let's face it, virtually all of the employees care about one thing: their situation and their employee group. For example, how many people outside of ALPA really cared that the pilots are the only employee groups to hit their target concessions twice, they represent 10% of the employees, 30% of the labor expense, and provided over 60% of the previous concessions plus gave up 50 to 70% of their pension?
Therefore, I do not agree that "painful implications for IAM members is painful implications for all" because unfortunately, most people do not care about others. Sad, but I believe true.
In regard to your comments of "Please respond to this question because your position seems to be that you don't know this fact...and I think that is extremely nonsensical and inconsistent with everything," it is fact and has been told directly to me.
It's up to the readers to believe what they want, but I can tell you this for certain; If the IAM does not agree to participate in the new business plan management has a plan in place that places the IAM directly in the "cross hairs".
Do I like it? Absolutely not because we have some of the best mechanics in the business, but ya' no what, nobody in CCY or at RSA cares about my opinion on this subject.
Regards,
USA320Pilot