Originally Posted by
CMFIC
We won't see a more perfect storm again in our careers. It's not often you get perfect alignment of: Strong economy, newly minted corporate tax windfalls, an airline that desperately needs work rule concessions, and the nirvana of this current pattern bargaining cycle across the profession.
You’re absolutely right, so make sure the “perfect storm” of conditions passes before we get a contract. We are currently at the peak of a major bubble in the tech sector of the economy, and it is going to burst. It’s only a matter of time. If you’re confident that things will only get better and that the US economy isn’t going to recess at all then that’s great, but those are your words and these conditions are happening now, today, and this is the environment we are presented with.