Thanks for the response Slow.... This is one ugly pig, but I'm going to do my homework. The payrates are disappointing to say the least..... The DC contribution not being phased in until later? Really? Scope is so damn complicated that it's difficult to know how it's actually going to effect us, but it doesn't feel right and I told myself that I wouldn't vote for something that moves the line again.
But I'll tell you the thing that just sticks at me the most......that really makes me wonder what in the hell I'm paying ALPA for.... is reducing our profit sharing to fund our meger bump in payrates and the two years at 3% that won't keep up with inflation. What is that?
We are busting our A--es out on the line to save money every where we can and you reduce our profit sharing. We're flying clean airplanes as long as we can and still meet stabilized aproach critirea, starting APU's at the last minute, single engine taxi to the point that I'm busting my hump to get throught the checklist before we take the runway and yet this sends a message that it doesn't matter enough to keep our profit sharing as is....... ***!
I go out of the way to engage our passengers to strengthen our brand..... You lose me.... you've lost a lot of guys......
Present the TA, but don't waste your time shoveling a pile of crap down our throats about the reduced profit sharing. The number may not be staggering on this, but the message is clear.
TC