That's exactly the point ZB!
An effective management doesn't conduct IR based on what happened ten or even five years ago. That time span may well be fifty years for its relevance to the current situation. Your statement typifies the elephant in the process... the old grudges dare not be let go of, especially if they can be used to manipulate the outcomes.
AIPA have arguably run an extremely professional and surprisingly conciliatory evidence based campaign with the long term interests of the pilots tied to the long term growth of the company for some years now. One which had paid token attention to any wage rise considerations beyong CPI and which has focused almost solely on efficiencies and fairness.
Yet, even at the sacrifice of potential profit and the share price, management have remained largely inexorable throughout. Their goals didn't take these into consideration as they were working to alternative and now more obvious strategies.
So, troll or no troll, you really hit the nail on the head.
LD
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