Originally Posted by
sailingfun
I voted no on TA1. TA2 occurred because of a RA leaving. That put the brand new CEO in a position of not wanting instant labor unrest. In retrospect however we would have been much better off as a pilot group with TA1. We gave up some work rules issues, a initial raise 6 months ahead of the amendable date but far more devastating was extending the contract 1 year. That extension will have a big lifetime effect on earnings as we have now missed a entire contract cycle. It far outweighs the gains in TA2.
I don't think RA leaving had anything to do with it. We had a TA that traded profit sharing for rates.....again. We voted it down, then United signed a deal based on the failed TA's rates. Then we pattern bargained off their new deal.
The sick leave section alone was worth voting it down.