Originally Posted by sky jet

At Kalitta we went from a 30 hour max duty day for a double crew to a 24 hour max duty day for a double crew after the arbitration. I'm curious as to how long you guys whining about that think we should have held out for fewer hours? Another month? 6 months? A year? After six years of negotiations we took a significant gain in the area of duty times and a large gain in pay rates and quality of life issues. Also, many areas of our contract were negotiated in the years when the industry was not as robust as it is now. Things that were TA'd in 2013 or 2014 don't look particularly impressive right now but were not bad in the era they were agreed to. That is why there is pattern bargaining. We raise the bar in one or two areas and the next group does the same. By the time it gets back around to us again the floor will hopefully have been raised considerably.

I look forward to building on the contracts that Atlas, ABX or others sign before we begin section 6 talks in a few years. Instead of crying over spilt milk, perhaps it is you who should worry about not letting the rest of us down. It is easy to talk big when you have not signed a new contract. The proof will be in the document YOU eventually agree to.