hueypilot.
I do appreciate your service and the sacrifices you and others have made, my hat is off to you.
However Doug is not uncle Sam, and we are not defending freedom, we are here to make a buc. Doug is here to make millions, he and his cut throat bean counters WILL take every penny they can from all. Why you ask, because its their job! They don't care about you any further than if you are well enough to move a plane. They count on you and your integrity to make sacrifices to make sure their bonuses keep on rolling in. You are a fool to apply your integrity and honor to management, they don't have any!
You posted the CPO has better things to do than watch your check in time. In case you forgot, or were not here, about 5 years or so ago they did just that. They used Map quest or similar to plot pilots locations to verify they were withing the 90. So yes they can, will and have done exactly what you say they wont.
If the language they want is "essentially the same" as current then why change it? That question alone should raise your eyebrows.
A contract is so much more than an hourly wage, sure we will make an extra nickel, but I guarantee we will pay for that raise with other parts of the contract. That is how management especially this group does business. If we get an extra 5K per year, that will be paid for with 5k in concessions in other parts.
As far as I am concerned, I am tired of playing directly into the hand of management. They use the exact same play book every single time and yet so many never see it
