I understand y’all have had issues with communication in the past, certainly we have too. My opinion, worthless as it is, is that there should have been no need to solicit input on this proposal. It should be obvious that it is unacceptable to offer the same terms that ground personnel and flight attendants, although very valuable to the operation, are given considering the sacrifices we’ve had to make for our careers. The loans, years of training, and years of time building are incomparable to other labor groups that again, while valuable, have not made those same sacrifices, do not share our burden, and may be easily and quickly trained.

A quick update that management had submitted a sub par proposal and that negotiations will continue would have sufficed. By tacitly agreeing to this your MEC has devalued yourselves and also our profession. We are not rampers, we are highly trained professionals and we have earned more than a concessionary 19 hours. And now our negotiations, which are still closed to us all, are affected by this offer that has been submitted with at least the appearance of the MEC seal of approval.

Y’all deserve so much more than this offer.