If the negotiations have plugged most of the TA loopholes that management can use to our disadvantage i think that it is probably time to put this to a vote.

Let's put where we started this year and where we have ended up in perspective. I believe that time (pilot shortage and attrition) along with hard negotiations have worked to our advantage and managements disadvantage. That being said i wonder if we have reached a point of diminishing returns.

Let's also keep in mind that the economy has been on a 7 year bull market. Yes we may be able to eke out further concessions but what if the economy takes a dump early next year? How would that effect our bargaining power if all the airlines quit hiring.