I think the moral of the story is this: Do (vote) what's best for the pilot group as a whole - not yourself. During our contract negotiations in '04 at XJT, I knew of several guys that either didn't need the money or would only be at the company for a minimal time under the contract because of retirement. Out of curiousity, I would ask them about what they thought of the TA. They all said that it didn't matter to them so they would either abstain from voting because they didn't feel it was fair for them to influence the vote or they'd vote with the majority.

Bottom line is just because a few people can/want/don't mind working under a lesser contract when a superior contract is attainable, do what's best for the whole pilot group.