Originally Posted by
ChurnieEls
I mean if IAG/EI hadn't lowballed them & refused to negotiate from the jump it wouldn't have happened.
They asked for 24%, management wouldn't budge from 12% and low and behold the answer is split the difference.
Whatever EI management might have 'saved' by not blinking initially is gone up in flames from all the EC-261 & hire ins.
I know most of you on here are on the side of EI management, or at least against the pilots which surprises me given we all seem to be experiencing the same problems that are essentially EI management driven:
- Inconsistent product across the fleet (not the fault of the front line staff)
- A schedule that runs so lean it falls apart with a mere WTR (not the fault of the front line staff)
- A pretty shoddy lounge product overall, particularly in LHR (which they are rectifying, but again not a front line staff decision)
- Consistent catering issues simply not having the meals on board (not the fault of the front line staff)
- The abomination of integrating Aer Club into the overall airline resulting in much time spent emailing & calling customer service to rectify (not the fault of the front line staff)
I mean I could go on, but I would guess 90% of the problems at EI are down to penny pinching and they tried it again with the pilots. Good on them for standing their ground and also being willing to do a deal in the end.
No executive in Shamrock House should be getting a bonus this year, use any bonus accrual to pay Privilege Style.
you have fallen for the headline bulldust. The claim for was for 24% for period to 1 January 2025 and management’s offer was 12.25% for the same period. The agreement is 13.75% for that same period and 4% for the two subsequent years (not covered by original claim) plus a rescission of a variety of agreements which seem to be of relevance to the short haul pilots and short timers. I.e. not split the difference so much as get 1.5% over the offer on table pre strike and agree some negative changes to compensate for 1.5%. That’s my simple reading as a relatively disinterested observer. I fly EI on a fairly limited basis. Even going west I will often fly BA rather than EI. Short haul, funnily enough I find the FR product more consistent.
The strike is hard to justify based on the recommended outcome. The suggestion that it is split the difference is predicated by not actually reading the terms but simply falling for the headline.