Not sure how inflation normally plays into negotiations. This is my first airline contract with a union and just came off probation so I've been reading these threads. Inflation keeps coming up but I don't know how unions address inflation in the middle of a contract. Isn't inflation a snapshot in time that goes up and down? If contracts go on for 3, 4 or more years pay isn't changing except for a few percent raises each year. A contract is a moment in time and things are changing. I know my circumstances for my family since my wife's income varies each year with bonuses and stock prices.