Why does anyone, pilot or Union compare FedEx to AA, DAL or United? We never have been in the past but now the Union shows our pay rates vs AA? I don't care what the majors make, pay isn't the issue, its QOL, retirement and contract language that can't be abused by the company. We operate differently from the majors and have been told long ago by management, we aren't the same. Cargo cutout comes to mind. But to compare ourselves to companies that have gone through a bankruptcy is pointless. Why should we look at the major airlines and say we are lucky to have what we have? We do have what we have because of our Union and our resolve. I don't understand why anyone would lay down over the retirement issue. Our retirement needs to be resolved for those about to retire and those that will retire in 25 yrs or more. But I guess the feeling is we should pass this TA and ignore a better retirement because we can just stuff our pockets with the new pay rates. Can we expect everyone to ***** themselves out after the TA passes because they'll have no choice but to prepare for retirement?Heck, I'm surprised the company hasn't told us that already.