If/when we get some sort of contract, what do you want to see in it? Obviously more pay, but what else?

I don't know exactly what can be covered by a pilot contract, so some of my list may not be possible, but thats somewhat why I want to get other people's ideas...

I'd like to see per-diem for all TAFB, not just if you overnight. I understand this has to be taxed, but it'd be better than nothing. I'm sick of PBJ sandwiches and other assorted cold food.

Also, some sort of clause that will hold maintenance to a higher standard. "Ops check good" doesn't fix problems. Their definition of "good" and ours seems to vary by a large margin. Also, I think that there needs to be some limit to how many MEL'd and deferred items can be on any one bird. One of the planes I recently flew had 5 significant things broken, and it had just come from HEF. If this is how our planes LEAVE our maintenance base, something's wrong.