It is very easy to Monday morning quarterback the 2012 contract and say there was money left on the table. Conversely it's very easy to say if we had voted down the contract we would still not have a contract or already be in mediation with the NLRB with United as the bar just about guaranteeing a less than desirable outcome. Could we have gotten more ?, possibly, could we have gotten less ?, possibly.
Scambo, you can call our rates bankruptcy or any other thing you want but in the eyes of the rest of the world including the NLRB our wages are Industry standard plus if not industry leading. I don't really like the post bankruptcy world but it is what it is and we can't turn back the clock. all we can do is keep trying to raise the bar. Singles and doubles will win a lot of games but hitting a homer while nice is a lot rarer.