Fact 401k less than all new contracts by about 10%
Fact pay rates less than all new contracts by about 10%
Fact mmg less than all new contracts by a lot and no meaningful rigs or min day.
Fact no ability to trip trade
Fact bids with paper
Fact just got caught fudging flight duty times to make pilots legal
Fact narrow body scope expires unless renegotiated - why would anyone negotiate scope that expires and doesnt even cover current airplanes?
Fact less days off than anyone in acmi or the industry.
Fact it's possible to have vacation days on normal days off.
Fact no real reassignment pay.
Fact Jr mann pay credit less than peer airlines.
Fact mec did not support single carrier filing to end wipsaw.
Opinion- mec doesn't know how much leverage they have and caves to any threat or promise from management or ALPA national.
Opinion - some of the new guys understand but the old guys don't realize even with a new contract they still work more for less money in pay and retirement with no ablity to munipulate their schedule for good qol. Abx pilots are retiring at age 60 millionaires and ATI pilots work till 65 and retire with 1/3 the money.