Another benefit of waiting is that we get to see the TNT acquisition close. Since there were no changes to Section 1, Scope, saying NO to this TA will have no effect one way or another.

But, we will get to see if the promised long haul flying comes to FedEx painted planes flow by FedEx pilots on our seniority list.

I'd heard (from a union committee chair) that our scope language had a problem and that FedEx could sell the "foreign airline" but retain some sort of control. This is very poorly sourced on my part so if someone else has an idea what this is about, post here. What I took it to mean was something like Virgin America where Branson was forced to change out CEOs because the original one was too beholden to Branson even though "at arms length"? It's possible to sell a foreign airline but still have it do your bidding I would think.

So, if we had a TA and FedEx used some sort of loophole we didn't like, we would be stuck doing anything about it for nearly a decade. If we don't have a TA, and they pulled the same stunt, don't you think we would have something to say about it in negotiations? Don't you think individual pilots may get pi$$ed off again?

Not all doom and gloom. Benefits to waiting and not locking in a bad deal.