My apologies for stirring the pot. I think fly did an excellent job explaining the general contract. I almost always get a comm dh to start and end my trips.

Best of luck with the TA. I hope you vote it down and we get a contract a bit better and you leapfrog us after that. I think 300/hr for Capt pay has to be an immediate thing. That's about a 14% raise. It's absolutely crazy your TA rates are below the rates Delta rejected in their TA. WE SHOULD MAKE MORE THAN THE PAX GUYS BECAUSE OUR JOBS ARE HARDER AND MUCH MORE DIFFICULT!

I'll leave you quite capable gentleman alone to deal with your issues and direct my energy towards mine.