If you think this is my first EBA renewal within the group, you are severely mistaken.
AJ stands in front of the media and says "our 1st, 2nd, and 3rd choice is to do a deal with out pilots".
TS blurts out his politician speech on the webinars and says "our 1st, 2nd, and 3rd choice is to do a deal with out pilots".
And you ACTUALLY believe there will be a 2nd and 3rd choice?
This is nothing more than a pre-rehearsed speech to make you think there is a 2nd, and 3rd deal on the table. IT DOESN'T EXIST. You are dancing with the devil. They want you to vote NO. They want to setup a cheap entity to hire cheap pilots. They want to destroy the mainline conditions. The conditions will take a hit either way, but there will be better conditions if the new pilots are hired under mainline! They want another LH entity doing LH flying, wedging itself right under the mainline conditions. Then when they actually start the new entity, and the legal battles ensure, the company's lawyers can stand up in court and say WE TRIED TO DO A DEAL WITH OUR PILOTS. They voted down the offer, so we went elsewhere.