Originally Posted by msduckslyr

I flew with a Union Rep last night. He had the same sentiment. We had a very in depth discussion regarding those of us in the "Toilet Bowl." I have been here for 13 years, choose QOL, and am no where near a high five. Yes, these were my choices, but choices made knowing I had time to get my high five once my kids got older. I have run the modeler, and to pretty much break even, I need to upgrade, work much more, and screw QOL from now until I can retire at 60 (12 years). When I showed him the numbers from the modeler, I was quoted a Star Trek quote... "The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few."

I asked him about the stance that Union would leave no one behind. He said "off the record" that there was no way to do that, and that unfortunately the toilet bowl members would lose out. He stated the same thing as the above quote, "That this VB plan was coming, they had to votes, and it was time to embrace it and prepare accordingly."

How refreshing!