Yup. Plus, when you look at things like healthcare, they omit comparisons of the plans. The numbers look impressive until you find out the healthcare quality is the lowest of the low. This really hurts bad when your basic pay rate is below even SWA. This is a very simplistic analysis simply to sell the TA to us, not to paint an accurate picture.

And, we're really selling out on other things such as giving the company the ability to get involved in your healthcare (to create a parallel / unofficial medical record documentation system - it needs to be 100% retained at the FAA 1st class level and nothing more - you're either qualified or you''re not - they have no business going any further than seeing your 1st class license). I've already extensively commented on the language problems in the TA which will haunt us later. The lawyers did a sub-standard job of preventing loopholes - there are too many (see my previous posts).

This is a largely a 1.1 * cost neutral contract. The only way to begin to get paid what you are worth is to pick up RSAs often (juicers) or fly nothing but redeyes (you don't care about your health). Work harder for less.


Signing bonus is pathetic and doesn't even begin to cover ALPA membership dues over the 3+ years of contract "negotiations". It doesn't account for the years of working well below what we are worth.


There is no reason to accept false choices from B6 or ALPA. We still have recourse to improve this TA.

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