I'm trying to look on the bright side here, I trust my Reps. Maybe by tomorrow night we won't have to speculate and we'll see the real numbers. I have no idea if those numbers are accurate or not, but if they are, there had better be a whole lot of -other stuff- (ie. MONEY) burried in the 28 other sections of the contract, that will add significantly to our W2 and retirement funding.

Things like much higher per diem (tax deductible), Much more DC contributions (tax free), Much more 'minimum day' gaurantee (more days off), Much more credit for both training AND vacation, etc. I liked what I read about the sick leave improvments. Maybe the other sections have similar changes, that will add to our W2, and QOL, without adding to our IRS bill.

It's a big contract, there are lots of places they can stash money. The headlines will only talk about the actual "pay raise" number, but obviously, there's 28 other places that need to be increased as well.