Bender...I am a 15 year FO that was furloughed for 5 years, stagnated for the last 10 in a narrowbody and finally just starting to get some decent seniority and quality of life. I am not happy about the career progression but it is what it is. I will probably bid to upgrade in the next year. Some of us "whining" FO's don't want to jump on the first Capt upgrade to sit reserve, commute, live in a dump crashpad in Kew Gardens, fly crap trips, have crap vacation weeks, etc for an extra 10K a year and start at the bottom again. Its been a tough road for all of us. Some guys favor the QOL over money at this point. To be honest, 5 years ago I probably would have chased the cash, but now I prioritize the time off. I realize there are 12500 different opinions and lifestyles, and those opinions will likely change with age, but I would like to see a fair compromise that we can all live with and not sell out one group at another's expense. I think FO's are getting thrown under the bus on this deal. I would not do that to a fellow pilot. This is a union, right. Isn't that the basic premise of belonging to a union? In my opinion this contract gives us marginal raises funded via PS. In return it guts a lot of QOL stuff that we will never get back or will be difficult to get back and if so we will have to use a lot of negotiating capital down the road in future contracts.