Hey guys... don't we remember just 5-6 months ago Lincoln Osiris and Co were all designated as Company Trolls here to pit us against each other and lower our expectations?
Union Buster
Now that he has close to 200 posts he's suddenly the voice of reason?
I just read through most of this thread tonight and despite the name calling early on, it mostly justifies why I read an Airline Forum on my time off. Because I want to hear *everyones'* opinion. I want to hear what everyone has to say, put it all in my own head and let it rattle around.
Remember, WE DON'T KNOW MUCH OF ANYTHING YET. There are still a ton of unanswered questions outside of the big improvements mentioned in the email:
Hours of service? (Current book? Bare bones FAR 117?) - This alone could be the difference.
How will Transition Conflicts now be handled?
Red-eye rules?
Re-assignment ability?
Dropping reserve days? (I see no mention of it in the official email)
Moving benefits?
Min days off?
Holiday pay? (Needs to go way up, IMO)
And what about that "Industry Leading Per-Diem" that Bendo thought we would all cream our jeans over?
So bottom line, remember what the email says "Until you get an official communication, THIS IS ALL UNRELIABLE SPECULATION. The only thing concrete so far is written in the email we received, which was copied and pasted earlier in the thread.
I'm holding out my opinion until I read the TA. It's not even certain there will be a TA. (See, I read my emails too.)