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First--if we DO sign this LOA, and as BC indicated go for improvements later...what possible incentives does the company have since they can now INVERSE guy into domicile? Granted...there's a 24 month opening FDA period and an 18 month closing FDA period, but as discussed--they can open/close/open/close at will ping ponging between airframes. Why would the company care about improving the process if they can send junior guys at will? Why would they even consider upping the ante?

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If this letter gets added as part of your current CBA the incentive is that the pilot group now has the power to negotiate this as a part of the whole contract whenever your current one expires. You could chose not to ratify the entire package and strike if you don't get major improvements to this section. Obviously doing that now would be an illegal job action. The real power would ultimately depend on how profitable these FDA's are for FedEx. The better they are for the company, "theoretically", the more lucrative it should become for you guys in the future. I'm not a FedEx pilot, been trying to get on there for almost 9 years, so I have been following this. If this deal is bad for the pilot group, vote it down. From what I have read of the LOA, what was posted hear, I would vote no. But I will say this, it will be easier for you guys to improve a section of your contract that already exists than to start from scratch at your next negotiations.