I think their TA is better than our current agreement with management. Better pay in all but one seat, trip rigs, duty rigs, a commuter policy, long call reserve, and good scope protection, to name a few of the things I am educated about.

Did they raise the bar? No. They simply got a contract that is on par with places like AWAC. Their TA would have been great 5 years ago, but right now I think its just a "good" contract.

I think raising the bar would mean a contract that is clearly superior to any other regional contract out there. This TA is not.