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Originally Posted by
FlyingGuitar
I'm glad that we agree that we are on the same side. I'm not privy to MEC negotiations but take you at your word that the reserve subject was tabled without negotiation. If that is true then I agree the negotiation committee did not do their jobs as well as they could have. This TA is imperfect, but for the return of one LOA/MOU I feel that we have extracted maximum value. If the TA is voted in we will see if I and other yes voters were right/wrong. Vote your conscious, I'm not soliciting no voters to change their vote. I'm just advocating for a group of pilots (furloughees) that have been badly beaten down.
This we definitely agree on. Look, we all know this thing is going to pass. In my mind this is unfortunate because in 28 years I have never seen us in a better position to bargain for numerous changes (TO INCLUDE OUR FURLOUGHEES). The very changes that were promised to us when our MEC stated "We'll fix it on the next contract" Well we are 4 months from section 6 openers and the company understands the pilot group is in a very good position to negotiate some meaningful gains and they are expertly manipulating us with a little money in order to push away our leverage in a calculated assessment that times will be a lot different in 2019. Stand up now or hope we can "fix it in the next contract." I prefer to stand up now while our position is favorable.