Agreed! Don't loose focus. Does not matter at this point. You now have a tentative agreement to consider.
I am not sure I posted it here or the other thread running but I will say it again. I actually believe at this point you have a very slim upper hand to the company. There may have been some last minute changes to tweak this thing to get it to pass so who knows what it really includes. However, as has been discussed for several years here about sections that were already closed there were some very poor things that could be major sticking points, especially for anyone left on reserve. Unless that has changed you must consider anything that comes out very, very carefully and vote your conscious. Having said that you must take into acount that this has been going on for almost SEVEN years now. Why all the sudden is the company interested in working tirelessly till 3:00 a.m. to get this rapped up all of the sudden? If you live on Mars you might buy the very ligitimate threat of the mediator putting you into recess. Why would the company care? What was there big incentive to be motivated all of the sudden? Only the union would be concerned about that. While no legal reason why the company and the union can't come together by themselves without the mediator the chances of that would normally be very small. If it was sent back the company could say you are out of luck. However, All this news this week should shed light on the subject So, the company now has a reason to be so interested in you now because they need something. As much labor peace as they can muster up for shareholders to convince them yet again there is value in merging. Although there are legitimate risks involved in playing this game of chicken the chances are lessened out of your company's needs at the moment.
You guys have a little head start out of the gate here, don't waste it. It could be your final chance to ever have some advantage over your company.
It will be most interesting to see how your "MEC" decides to handle this. If it is indeed a less than undesirable agreement for ALL flight attendants will the "MEC" actually have the will to send it back or will it just be put on the members shoulders to bare all the responsibility. I hope if it is sent out for a vote that there is not the typical voter apathy regardless the outcome. From all the discussions we have had here it is very clear what happens. Everyone say they did not vote "Yes" in reality they just did not bother to vote at all. I do hope and believe that turnout will be higher on this one. Hopefully everyone will educate themselves on every little detail of the agreement. Not just pay or vacation! Remember, if there is a huge pay raise there is something you gave up to get it! There might just be a change of one word that makes all the difference in the world. The devil really is in the details!
