I think a lot of the No voters are looking at this deal and comparing it to what used to be. I can appreciate their desire to have their pension back, that is not the reality in which we currently exist.

The environment that we negotiate in (RLA) is designed to protect companies, not us. When times are good we will only be allowed to negotiate to what our peers have not matter the profitability of the company. When times are bad we are forced to negotiate to the financial position of the company no matter what are peers are doing. It's a rigged system that makes it pretty much impossible to "win".

This deal is a fair deal. No one is jumping up and down saying we won, but I'd rather hang my hat on this one and see this thing turn into a (insert regional airline here) 5-6 year process where you are guaranteed to lose.