My point is this is the first offer that we get to vote on. Which means it's the first offer. What other offer did you all see? They know the game. Why don't we?

Comparing Airtran to us is not applicable. They were bought with the intention of getting rid of airplanes. They had no leverage. If they walked away, they would've been fired and the 717's sold even quicker. Southwest would've just hired replacements. Gary made that clear. But SW had all the chips. Different from our situation.

AA also different as they are bankruptcy. But surprisingly they have managed to swing back while getting getting kicked in the jewels. They have more resolve than our group. Hence, their contract is still better than legacy CAL. We need to grow a pair collectively. We haven't even "flown the contract" for goodness sakes.

I'm not saying to vote no just to be difficult. I've read the entire contract and the notes. I would vote no for the above mentioned reasons in the original post.

If you've waited 4 years, what's another 2-3 months to get a 9% raise immediately? Don't let impatience cost you money in the long run. They are counting on it.