iarapilot

I couldnt agree with you more Hog. We have gone through every contract without getting things "corrected" that should have been corrected. And when we get an improvement in one area, the Company has language
in the contract that lets them do things that are detrimental to us in other areas. It is always a trade off.

Until we let our negotiators know everything that we want fixed, and until they stand firm on trying to get things fixed, with the 100% backing of the pilot group doing the things that are obviously necessary, we will
probably do a little better than break even on any contract we agree to.

We will get pay raises that dont keep up with inflation. We will see new ways the Company will use the contract, in ways they never have, to make some of our lives miserable. New scheduling schemes, accepted
fares, and 4A2B are just one aspect. There are many, many more. And they need to be fixed.

IMO, we blew it with the HKG FDA LOA. Also with CGN. I feel that we had mucho leverage in both instances. But until we wise up, and stop thinking that certain aspects of the contract will never affect us individually,
we will be taking one step forward and 1.1 steps backwards.

We are a fairly well educated group of people. Unfortunately, generally speaking, we are also pretty narrow minded when it comes to the things we would like to see in a contract. We should strive to correct
everything, whether it has a direct effect on us personally or not.

I am happy and proud to work for one of the best companies around, let alone one of the best airlines. Not only do I want this company to succeed while I am working here, I want it to do so after I leave.

But, if there isnt a marked improvement in the TA over what we presently have, I probably wont be a yes. And if it took us another 2 or 3 years to get what I consider a major improvement, so be it.

As a group, we bust our a$$e$ every night to do what we are paid to do. Sometimes we do more. We are worth more than what we get. Lets realize this fact and act accordingly.

Diatribe over.