The funny thing about % is it really doesn't matter. It has to be viewed in the context of the entire CBA or it is meaningless. Let's say we take a 10% cut to our hourly rates, but now we are paid that rate for TAFB. Did we come out ahead?

I'm not advocating signing off on less than we feel we're worth, but simple % claims are useless without the fine print. Min Day, Pay for VTS, DC Contribution . . . . . All can vastly alter your takehome at the end of the day despite what % we may/may not get. The hourly rate is just a multiplier. It's been said over and over, but the devil is in the details.

Kinda like the NNP, leaked hourly rates (not saying Sailing floated a trial balloon) are meaningless without the accompanying language.