Originally Posted by MantisToboggan

I wold attribute it to big picture mindset versus, well, small picture.

I would be amiss to say that this TA would not bring us some small improvements:

A pay raise for myself would obviously better than no pay raise. On the flip side of that coin, my FOs get nothing, and I am still paid at the lowest rate in the industry. That is insulting, and I am more than happy to stay at my current pay rate almost purely on principle.

Originally Posted by MantisToboggan

The whole 12 days off deal is really no different than what we have now. They'll find a way to exploit the new language, probably by building five day pairings that go into the first day of the next month. Hello standby days. If you think they won't do that, look at what they do now. They will exploit this.

The company doesn't even pay you correctly for the flying you currently do. You expect them to give you your $250? Have fun with that. "There will be a streamlined process, we promise" HAHAHAHA

Trip efficiency..... BL has already been doing this. He's been doing more outside of negotiations than ANYTHING in this TA. Thanks BL, no thanks TA.

The best part about being an FO and the part I miss most was getting displaced. This is a huge loss for them.

5 hours for a JRMN, holy moly. That is a non-starter. Have fun flying an extra two legs on every day four. If you think they won't exploit you like that, well, you simply haven't been at PDT long enough. The repercussions of a 5 hour JRMN will linger at this place FOREVER. Don't do that to yourself, but most importantly don't do it to the future PDT pilots.