I seem to remember many pilots concerned over the lie flat seat verbiage. They didn’t trust the language so they verified with the Union what it meant. The Union vehemently stated they could defend the intent...they had the meeting notes...just trust us...y’all are wrong.

Then the company abused the language and we lost the grievance.

It’s hard to trust and verify when the group you are verifying with has a track record of getting their a s s handed to them in mediation...that is when they actually go to mediation. More than likely they’ll agree with the company’s position or try to talk you out of the grievance. If you persist, they’ll let you file it on your own without their support. Yes, that’s actually going on right now with a grievance that has merit.

As I said in the survey, I have zero trust in the union’s ability to defend intent and battle the company’s Varsity contract lawyers. Therefore, I have zero trust in the pancake plan. Retirement is too important an issue to try and nail down an unproven concept backed by notoriously weak Union leadership with a propensity to fold like a lawn chair when it really matters.