The company has been around over 20 years. In my opinion, there are no valid excuses as to why we are so far behind in many areas of our contract. Many of us are ready to swing for the fences during this next contract negotiation in order to make up a lot of ground and get us to parity with American, Delta, FedEx, United, and UPS. Time will tell if we can achieve what we are setting out to accomplish, but either way, you can be certain that these gains will only be possible after a long fight.