Originally Posted by CanWeGetTheLeft

Ok, this makes absolutely zero sense. I spent 3 hours going over the new TA language, and there are definitely improvements over our existing one. If you are terrified of the economy tanking on, wouldn’t you want to take improvements that are offered now? No chance we vote this one down and get another TA to vote on within 12 months.

A short list of things I see that are better from sitting down with the new TA and the existing contract and going through them on a section by section basis:

- “No min day” and “non rigged trip” exceptions have been eliminated
- New options for Junior Man compensation, including keeping the JM pay and receiving a paid day compensatory day off (day in lieu)
- Institution of question bank that will be the only source of questions allowed for oral examinations
- A ton of stuff in section 25 (scheduling) including creation of long call lines outside of relief lines, ability to bid for training events, additional protections and rules for reserve pilots, a decrease in the amount of flying that is allowed to remain uncovered after lines have been constructed to 5% from 10% (means more productive lines or more lineholder positions), and the requirement that our scheduling committee be able to construct lines instead just being able to offer “suggestions”
- increase in LTD coverage from 1 year to 2 years

Those were just a few that caught my eye.