Which brings up other negatives. Although not as easily identifiable, these still matter...

14. Each time we sign off on a weaker TA (and prove labor risk is in fact off the table), giving up work rules (such as included in this TA), we reduce leverage for the next round of contract negotiations. It's kind of like negative pattern bargaining against ourselves.

15. Similarly we have witnessed the negative aspects (ie scope creep) of C2012 being used by management at other legacies to push down on their pilot contracts. This bites us later when we come to the table to bargain. Every concession we agree to hurts the entire US pilot industry. We do not live in a vacuum. There are a host of concessionary items in this TA. Why not lead the way up instead of caving and doing damage in a steep descent? We seem to be creating an emergency for ourselves.....with some unhelpful prodding from our union.