Originally Posted by fadec

Right now we have the best of both worlds. We have seniority with a mandatory retirement age plus market solutions and independent contracting negotiated continuously by our union. We can't expect this to go on forever. It's not fair to the junior guys who can't get PPU.

One thing awesome about this TA is that it's fair for everyone. If you're a company elect such a flight instructor or a check airman then you get a good deal. But even you're not elect you still have equal opportunity to be chosen by the company to receive amazing add pay incentives. This is a huge improvement over right now. If you want extra money under the current contract you have to be a self starter. Under the new TA you merely need to go to work and the company will take care of your add pay. Most importantly, it will be random and therefore much more fair to everyone. That's a good unionist approach.
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It's unfortunate that so many are drunk on PPU and SRM pay. These are the independent contracting NO voters who are going to ruin this awesome deal for us. I appreciate that the add pay in the TA doesn't actually make up for lost PPU and SRM, but let's not forget we're getting a full 14.5% raise. What's more the abnormally short contract forces this raise into only 18 months, which I consider a huge win vs waiting 5 years.

Think about it.