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SpecialTracking
That is not bravado but stating why a majority of sUAL pilots voted for the contract. Yes, some saw it as an "industry leading" contract, but many who voted for it new that it would trigger the isl timeline. To them, it was too much to watch 300+ Capt bids produced time and again at a combined airline that were not available to them. To compare the influences bearing on this contract in similar fashion to those on the jcba is disingenuous at best.
Today, I think this vote can come down to any combination of four different groups. We have those who value a combination of QOL and $$ vs those who place a higher value on $$$ over QOL. Then we have those who say take the money now and and kick the section 6 can down the road vs those who say wait for the soon to begin section 6 talks and solve everything.
Now throw in a healthy dose of operating in an information vacuum and mix it all in a blender. This is the quagmire we now find ourselves in.
I'll simply insert "hopefully" fix everything. Section 6 isn't a panacea or a guarantee by any means. Ask DAL, SWA, UPS, heck even FEDEX. They had some big gives in their TA. And if we happen to hit a downturn over the next few years (which wouldn't surprise me AT ALL given the terrorist threat), we will be talking about beating back consessions, not improvements