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Because 5 years from now we will *still* be 5 years away from the next TA. Giving up scope for a COLA plus, maybe, a few percent, and giving up work rules and staffing just to get a full or partial COLA is insane. That's like saying "the profession is over, this is as good as its ever going to get, we have to trade scope and work rules for a COLA and let's just run out the clock because woe as me the RLA is suddenly stacked against us."Originally Posted by Bucking Bar
The thing that makes this a bit of a "no brainer" is its timing. Traditional Section 6 would just be getting warmed up by the time this deal expires. Why not take home the additional $80 to $120K and still nail management five years from now?
Ain't buying it.
If that's the case, just ditch the union and hope for the best. Paying for a COLA is something we shouldn't even be considering on an academic level much less actually passing on to the membership to vote on. Gees.