Yeah, it is . . . sadly. I hope that our group can see the career-long implications of going to a pref-bid system.

While anything is on the table, we need to be getting something truly industry leading for giving concessions at a profitable carrier with below industry average hourly rates. A 25% raise alone - that doesn't even equal what Delta was paying 13 years ago!

• 19.4% B Plan or 'no match 401k' (Hawaiian)
• 5.5 min day, not averaged (Southwest)
• .61/hour duty rig (Southwest)
• min 15 days off/month (Southwest)
• International pay for any destination outside CONUS($6.50 for CA's, $4.50 for FO's - Delta, United)
• 5 days off between pairings (we already are supposed to have this!)
• Downtown layover if longer than 12 hours (Delta)
• Global Entry reimbursement (United)
• 6 months furlough pay (Delta)
• 50% override for DH in middle seat (United)

Those are just some areas that we need to look at improving upon before we even begin to talk concessions like PBS. And we need hats, of course.

PBS is a concession.