Originally Posted by
CleCapt
Hope will not be enough.
Don't waste your vote. Get informed.
If you like the TA vote yes, if not vote no.
Don't vote out of fear of what might happen, worry about what this TA allows to happen.
Don't say "I've had enough, I'm voting yes" That's the ABSOLUTE worst thing you could do.
Remember, you will be living under this TA for AT LEAST 4 years, most likely 6-8. Long after your anemic back pay and pay raise are gone.
You say not to vote out of fear of what might happen. You then say that you fear that the language is weak and you fear our management taking advantage of it. Is that not voting out of fear?
The bottom line is that we are pilots, we are not contract attorneys. We have a Union that hires attorneys and negotiators to represent our interests. At the end of the day, there is not way (unless you and I attend law school and practice for a number of years) that I can read the contract and say definitively that it is iron clad. My only choice is to ask questions to our negotiating team and attorneys and seek their guidance. Based on the questions that I have asked, I am more than comfortable with our position going forward. You may not have that comfort, but have you asked?
My guess is that you haven't asked. I base this on the fact that you don't seem to trust our Union and their "kool aid." Well, I hate to break it to you, but if this is voted down, our Union will be bringing you the next JCBA. Will you trust them then?