Completely agree. I’m still waiting to see how a new contract unfolds. TA2 was a 30% raise over 4 years. The timing could not have been worse. It’s now been in effect for 6+ years and counting. If the pattern had continued we’d be negotiating our 3rd contract right now, not hoping for our 2nd one.

Funny how TA2 has worked out great for the company and still is. No additional raises and no better work rules since 2019.

If there is a “bonus” instead of retro pay it will have been a home run for the company. Even with retro you’ll never get back the additional vacation and training pay and work rule improvements.

I liked TA2. So does management.