That's what will bother me the most is the sales job. Necessity to ratify quickly etc...I have felt we are being played with regard to time. I am sure all sides want a contract sooner rather than later, however time is on our side and the company knows it, hence their artificial hurry up, got to have a deal now etc. This same pitch will be followed by our association. What tie up is going to make us that much stronger?...really? And is that little strength gained as a corp. worth the added problems it brings us as a group?

IMO, odds are we will have a Democrat still in the WH the next four years. That is huge leverage. We will also see huge profits over the next few years. Much better negotiating environment. Those two points alone warrant this hurry-up negotiation, got to have a contract nonsense from the company. Unfortunately, it is working because guys I fly with are already counting on the money. The entire reason we settled as a group on the joint agreement was largely because of the negotiating environment. If you remember, that was part of the sales job. They forecasted 2012 would be a better time to capitalize. Well, here we are and what are we about to do?.....**** away the chance to truly restore our profession. Color me pessimistic with Jack and Gloopy, but scope is for sale (ie mo 76ers), and our union is complicit and not maximizing our leverage. I have seen it before from our union...fewer RJs=win. With that kind of logic we could let them fly 777s and it would be a win. Size matters. 76ers are direct 9 replacements. Fly them here or don't fly them. If they won't go for it, let them pound sand and whind the clock just like we do on the line. When you hurry up you usually f#€k up wether it's negotiations or flying an airplane.