Originally Posted by
sailingfun
The current offer is not worse however with the extension to 4 years and only a 2% raise and 1% of that covered by the loss of the early raise you could argue that it is worse for the pilots. I would certainly take 1% less in pay for a 3 year deal. It's going to take at least 2% more in pay and retaining pensionability on the PS to convince me it's better.
So you agree. The last group were wrong when they predicted the next offer would be worse. That's what many are having such trouble admitting. Spin it, put in asterisks, say "yeah, but what about xxxx",but for God's sake, just own it. It helps your credibility.