Originally Posted by
FangsF15
Even if you are right in terms of total W-2, that's only with 20/20 hindsight. No way that could have been predicted. And ratifying a TA out of fear of something like that is absurd.
Having said that, TA1 had a LOT of turds in it, and I'm 100% comfortable with my opposition to it.
I voted against TA1 and voted for TA2. I posted at the time however that the extra year was a significant concession. Because of how the RLA functions and their concept of the zone of reasonableness short ontime contracts are by far the best way to improve both pay and QOL. We seem as a group to have to relearn this lesson over and over.