My airline is in negotiations. If we get to vote, and our new contract doesn't have the minimum things I want in it, I will vote no. The chances I will vote no are almost 100%, because the contract will probably not have the minimum items I want in it.

We have Line Bidding now. It takes a long time to bid, and it is hard to get the days off I want. We had PBS: It was easy to get the days off I wanted, and it took very little time to bid.

There is a massive Pilot Shortage now, that is getting worse. The Pilot Shortage is making it more and more difficult for HR to fill classes across the industry.

Generally, if you sign a substandard contract, mgmt will be forced to come back to fix it relatively soon, as the pilot manning will deteriorate. If you wait for a better contract, the longer you wait, the better terms and conditions you will get, as the pilot manning situation deteriorates. Bottom line: Either way could be better, so it's hard to say which option is better in the long run.