For many years I have been involved with both Award and EBA negotiations, as a representative of pilot groups and more recently as a pilot manager (sad but true).
Of all the aspects which make a good outcome hardest to achieve – for all concerned, the greatest is “INDIFFERENCE” to the process. It plays directly into a minimalist outcome and appearance of a disorganised fray.
Sadly with only a few pages directed to this topic and only a few respondents within it, it looks as though the same adage may apply.
As earlier mentioned, you have to start with the grass routes, and that is GA. The Airlines are really only just beginning to see the issues that have riddled GA for many years. You will have a lot of work ahead to turn the corner on this issue.
