Originally Posted by
Flamer
Fair. Just entertain the fact that the first rejection may improve the lot in weeks....not years. Don't let FUD cloud your judgement. That is the hope of the MEC and mgt. Understand the unused leverage we keep leaving on the table. As the DOD guys say.....never take a bad deal now.
Ok well, Im not going to automatically vote NO on the first TA just because. But there are circumstances I would vote NO, and I will tell you already what they are.
I expect our MEC to do the best they can and to stand behind a TA. Rejecting it is not likely not going to add gains, just shuffle around what we have attained.
Its like negotiating a 25% raise, represented by 25 cents, or a quarter. How do you want that? Two dimes and a nickel? Five nickels? A dime, two nickels, and five pennies?
I appreciate the caution to not let FUD cloud my judgement, but at some point I have to trust someone. I am not a lawyer, negotiator, airline or industry expert, finance and retirement specialist, etc. We have experts for all that. I know pilots think they know it all, but truly they do not.
So... I will vote NO only if there is some reasonable proof of fraud, deception, or major screw up. Not just because Im not happy with every single letter of it. We don't get a line item veto, that is not what your vote is for.