Originally Posted by LeineLodge

I hesitate to respond to these posts, as they're all pretty much the same.

How does your 19.7% payrate increase sound if we're still negotiating in 2-3 years with NO pay increase? I'm not playing the fear card, just weighing my options. Of course I'd rather have that 19.7% indexed up with inflation but that's not the offer on the table.

2 Choices:

1. Vote Yes - Known result and definitely more $ in the bank. Not as much as any of us want, but way better than the rest of our industry peers.

2. Vote No - Spin the wheel. Will we get more? Will we be told to pound sand, and see you at the end of the NMB cycle in 29 months??

Not trying to be confrontational. I just don't get the whole "ALPA's ignoring inflation" argument. We all want more money, but how much are you losing against inflation if you don't have any pay increases for the next 3 years? Honest question.