I appreciate that the negotiating committee is pushing for a quick signing. Time is always a factor.
Without being pessimistic, but rather realistic, I must ask:
If we cannot achieve the best possible gains now, then when do we expect to accomplish that?
During future negotiations, most, if not all, of the growth will be behind us.
The possibility of a merger, more likely than now.
The financial environment uncertain, and unlikely friendlier than the current one. Oil and interest rates will only go up.
If management is too busy to get involved into a drawn out process, that is to our advantage, why give it up?

We need to address some deficiencies now.
SCOPE/merger protection: without it our job will never be the same.
Retirement/Insurance: As an addition to pay increases.
Scheduling:
Restrictions on relief lines, or wave goodbye to conflicts.
Staffing formula for determining min reserve, or lose control over green days.
Increase daily min to force crew planning into building more efficient pairings.

Depending on company controlled factors for pay, is futile.
JAs, 150% day off pay, transition conflicts, are ALL controlled by management.

I hope to see some passionate negotiating, not a rollover...