Originally Posted by scambo1

What does a historic, best airline contract in the world look like?

While everyone is whittling down their expectations and not reflecting on their surveys, I thought I would post what most here may have expected.

1. Untouched profit sharing.
2. 20% date of signing or AA+1 then cola
3. Teeth put into the upper end scope, not concessions and guaranteed shrinkage.
4. Paid health insurance
5. ERISA maximum 401k contribution paid by company catchup contributions paid by pilot.
6. International, night and per diem pay at the top of the industry.
7. Seniority bidding rights status quo
8. Trips touching vacation (FedEx has it - remember worlds greatest contract)
9. Etc

While you are arguing over scraps to try to retain your dignity, remember, pilots are fixers...you do not have to fix this or figure out how you can make it work...no matter what, you are not getting a red bull at the top of descent.

If you vote yes for this concessionary contract during the best negotiating environment you have ever seen, you cannot retain the dignity that you made the job/profession better...it doesn't work like that.

Voting yes on this is no different that eating food you just pulled out of the dumpster. Status quo is a ok by me.