American Pilots Union has made it clear to their management that the 53% pay increase is based on verifiable inflationary statistics. Internally, it is accepted by both the union AND the management that the eventual settlement will be between 22 and 29%...
. It occurs to me that I don't even know the 'number' that the AOA 'requested' of the company during the 08 negotiations...
Between 0 and 3 % is not even worth legitimising with a comment
. It is time the membership INSIST that the company respond with an offer that is more than an insult to our professionalism and commitment. It is also time that we start to agree on what we as a group are willing to do to 'insist on this......