I would agree with the above post. Bottom line is that except for about 20-30 people out of 2600+/- everyone gets a raise of at least 10% if not more, and on top of that, some at the top of the food chain will see a signing bonus in the neighborhood of 25k plus a 10k thanks for being here over 15yrs. Basically we get more pay and bases for the new guys. In turn the company gets some scheduling flexibility. As far as being locked in for a few years. This is nothing. Even if this contract expires when it was originally scheduled, there will be a few years a hate and discontent while they sort out the next gem which people will still complain about. Either way, there will be a lot of time between this contract and the next one. With or without this TA. I came from a 16 year pos contract so I am one who would be careful with this, but so far it seems reasonable.