Originally Posted by gold

I agree with this, but the 10K annual bonus for FOs should be converted into actual pay rate increases. Maybe $10/hr increase for all FOs which is equivalent to 10K annually. Management put money on the table and it should be locked into the contract until a new CBA is ratified, not just two years. There's no reason the union should say no to a $10/hr increase for all FOs. Captains are underpaid, but FOs are even more underpaid.