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CM addressed the rewrite thing in the swapa podcast not that long ago.
Here's what Casey said about the rewrite in the SWAPA Number podcast, episode 706 on May 16 (the most recent one on which he was featured):
Yeah, and I don't want to be naïve. We're not going to pass something across and the Company go, "This is awesome." The Company says they want to work from current book. We say we want to work from a complete rewrite. We're going to end up somewhere in between
It seems to me he's saying that our goal is a complete rewrite. The company doesn't want a complete rewrite. Therefore, it's unlikely we will arrive at a complete rewrite in the final version of a TA. We will have something in between.
I'd say, the degree to which a new TA will feature elements of the rewrite we, as SWAPA pilots, want or it will retain language from the current contract like the company wants will depend on how effectively we wield the leverage available to us.
Why we aren't currently doing everything we can to cultivate as much leverage as possible is beyond me. A complete rewrite with gains in work rules, disability, retirement, compensation, and hotels will require a ton of leverage.
It's not like, under the RLA, you can enter mediation and instantly have leverage. It's like planting seeds. You can't plant seeds one day and expect to reap a windfall harvest the next day. You plant the seeds. Then you have to wait for the seeds to sprout, grow, and mature.
The RLA is similar. Because of the way the RLA works, we will have to spend a significant amount of time in mediation before we begin to have credible leverage under the RLA. We haven't even planted the seeds yet.
It's not rocket science.