Also I used the calculator and it said 1.5% payraise--nowhere near what I need to justify these concessionary work/reserve rules and handouts to the company

I prefer current book rules to this TA, and your piddly 1.5% isn't enough to give up things like seniority-based CML/CMF

Also (assuming you're a union apologist from your "bend over" tone)--the way you guys came out selling this thing like used car salesman really turned a lot of people off. I mean if I somehow found myself having to sell this, I would start off in an apologetic tone--not the patronizing, condescending tone our MEC speaks to the pilots in.