Originally Posted by mark350

You know, in the big picture, if this is the best we can do ( the contract cost to the company is, well, we save the company 100 million ) during a time of record profits, then voting "yes" is a vote for the end of this career as one worth pursuing. Because we are restoring nothing to the quality of life parts of the contract, are actually installing bankruptcy era concessions (UAL got the LCA 75% deal during their bankruptcy) and are still well-below inflation adjusted pay rates. Wait until the next economic crisis to see how fast and far our 'contract' will fall if this is all the spine we can muster now.