Lets get some obvious things out of the way so we can narrow this down.

1. I feel it is largely understood that those who choose not to accept this PLOA will not lose any money. Great.
2. There are those that would rather take less money and not fly in order to protect themselves and their loved ones.
3. 19 hours of pays is simply not enough to live on for all but a small majority.
4. The union hasn't released a number for the amount of pilots that took the deal and I imagine they won't.
5. Leverage can be many things and in many forms. This isn't a simple answer.
6. Just because our other wholly owns take a deal, doesn't mean we need too.

It is my belief, as I have stated before, that by taking the deal that was offered, we helped a small portion of our pilot group while doing nothing for the rest. Last I checked we all pay the same dues, therefore should all be represented equally. This LOA doesn't do that. Sure, the argument could be made that anyone could have taken it, but again, that isn't reality.

In addition, by taking this offer, you are essentially shutting the door, albeit perhaps not forever, on any further improvements. This has also come true, as the MEC just sent an email stating the company isn't talking. Dera wants to make the argument that by allowing at least some of our pilots to take the LOA, we are at helping them. Sure, this is accurate, but I dont think it should have been done at the expense of the rest and wouldn't even more paid hours have helped as well? Dera also wants to point out that this is some mythical deal that I am dreaming up, well maybe it is, however Dera also cant tell me they wouldn't have come back to the table, so my plan would have been just as valid in this sense as the MEC's. I mean if we rejected this, they would have had two options. Furlough or come back with more. My guess is that it is too soon for the furlough talk, especially with the stimulus package that was going through Congress at the time, of which furlough protections were widely known.

At the end of the day, this was a judgment call by our MEC. It SHOULD have been a pilot vote since it involved pay, schedules and the global pandemic. I disagree with the MEC on this one, I choose to be vocal about it, but at the end of the day I do appreciate our union and what they do. If that makes me "militant" so be it.