Originally Posted by
oldcarpilot
It didn't come out "so quick". They have been working on this since sometime in early to mid summer. So 5 months or so.
+1 agreed to this. It has been in the works for a while. They finally found some common ground and agreed on something. I view it as we do gain quite a bit voting this in. The company benefits because they have captains trained and the training pipeline isn't full of upgrades when/if we get some flying.
The contract extension may provide some much needed stability to gain flying. Puts Union and co at ease for another year. Also, allows us to inform mainline that our labor disputes are settled for a while. I've had quite the concerns for hope of more flying or replacement flying. I believe this is something worth while. Much better than contract 2014 TA.
View it how you may, but improvements almost all across the board. I know it sucks for the new upgrades that they may be right seat some, but it's all at captain pay. Otherwise, they most likely won't see upgrade for a vey long time