Originally Posted by ghilis101

the reality is we are in a negotiating environment that no other labor group has ever been in, ever. Our profit sharing has essentially forced everyone to scramble to write new pages to the negotiating playbook. Both sides have to adjust to this never before seen environment. I just had this discussion today with a fellow pilot, that this might be the only time in history that as we continue to build profits and negotiate a new contract, our pay continues to increase through record profit sharing. Its a beautiful insurance policy.

Is there opportunity cost while we await a new contract? It depends. If we were talking about a simple contract extension like United, we would have a contract by now, very easily. However, the company still wants concessions from us in several areas. That is not acceptable to us in this negotiating environment. So is there opportunity cost while we await a new contract? It's not clear. But we will be ok.