Originally Posted by
Feng
In all seriousness, will a defeatist (even though I like to call it realist) pilot group that votes no on any non industry standard/leading contract achieve any less/more than an ?optimist? pilot group that vote no on any non industry standard/leading contract?
So what does that have anything to do with anything?
Perhaps the realist will leave for greener pastures and get those rates while the optimist is still fighting for industry average 20 years down the line.
Or perhaps not, what do I know.
Being a defeatist (or realist) has no affect if that person votes no against a substandard TA. However, that person is not as likely to demand what they should get just because they actually don't think they will get it. They also act as a cancer that manages everyone's expectations and could lead do others thinking and ultimately acting the same way. That's a fast track to passing a bottom feeder contract.