Word to the new hires (and everyone): for your own sake, for the sake of your families, and for the sake of everyone in the pilot group, please do not vote yes unless a TA includes:
1) Pay raises of 50%+ (that simply brings us not quite up to year 2000 UAL 737 CA pay rates adjusted for inflation). It doesn’t account for our long upgrade nor our lack of wide body pay rates. Personally, I’m not voting yes for anything with less than a 75% increase in rates to account for those factors.
2) Complete overhaul of our disability and loss of license plans. They are industry-bottom and need to be brought up to industry-leading.
3) 25% B-Fund contribution. Contractually mandated profit-sharing.
4) Full retro with retirement contributions and profit sharing incorporated and interest penalty applied.
Those are just the big items. There are many more.