Is this a really difficult concept or something? You're number 3 in the tag team of CAL pilots who appear disturbed by my posts. The one who SHOULD be disturbed is ewrbasedpilot, but I guess he's gone mute. Anyway, since you asked (and I don't have a back bench to help deflect lines of conversation) I'll answer.

I want this because I firmly believe that we are passing up a unique opportunity to set our pay structure in a way the benefits ALL pilots. I really don't give a crap HOW we are paid - I only care that our compensation is structured with the goal of maximizing OUR benefits throughout the future changes in materials and technology. By focusing on the SLI (potential) impacts of our contractual pay structure we are not seeing past the tip of our nose. THAT is my primary reason.

The secondary reason is that by refusing to sign such an agreement, your leadership is shouting loudly and clearly that they are my enemy.Your leadership acknowledges that they are using the JCBA as a tool to further your position in the SLI. If that's what they want to do, then I'll treat them as such. My standing direction to my council officers is to regard the CAL leadership as adversaries until they prove otherwise. Given the actions of your MC and MEC, combined with their refusal to sign the MFR, it is very clear that they are currently the biggest threat to my career -- IMO moreso than UCH right now.

I want a fair integration. I want an industry leading CBA that for once has mechanisms built in to protect us against industry trends instead of being victims of those trends. If banding payscales is the way to do that, then someone should make that case.