Originally Posted by TED74

There's nothing ridiculous about the term QOL... just thinking that it has a narrow definition, or that anyone's personal definition is universal for everyone. For me, QOL items are any contractual changes that aren't explicitly or solely compensation (e.g., pay rates, vacation/training valuation, etc).

I could be in a very small minority, but I could theoretically vote yes to a contract that increases PWA value by a billion dollars without touching pay rates. An increasing percentage of us have decades left and aren't topped out on anything yet (longevity, sick leave, vacation, category seniority). I'd like to strike now and insert QOL items into the PWA that will be hard to extricate in the years ahead. Our payrates generally won't wander far from industry standard, IMHO. And PS captures profitability if we remain an industry leader.