They need to read the actual contract and not just take bullet points. I just told some American guys about it and they too were impressed. Then I let them read the printout and they showed me lots of things that are really bad. American guys are entertaining the idea of getting ALPA because their existing union wasn't good enough. Their existing contract is an example of the dangers of accepting a sub-par contract. If we want to be industry-equivalent or leading, we should recognize there are many red flags in this contract and Vote NO, rewrite parts of it, then Vote Yes to TA 2.0. I recognize there are some scope wins but many of the wins are still cost neutral or simply industry average elsewhere (e.g. scope). The apologists and company-brownnosers told me to wait to read the language. I have, and I've read every page with extreme attention. This contract is dangerous at worst and barely industry average to Spirit/Frontier/Alaska at best. It still doesn't beat SWA.



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