Originally Posted by Hedley

TA2 isn’t going to get shot down. The company needs it to staff their expansion and they’ll take just enough of the garbage out of TA1 to ensure that it passes. They’ll bump the rates, keep our current scope language, and pay LCA’s by the trip. Over 50% will vote yes rather than wait the 2-3 years for a full rewrite. The reserve rules and scheduling efficiencies in TA1 will remain. Once TA2 provides the needed incentive to fully staff the training department, our leverage will evaporate and we’ll live under the agreement for years past the amendable date.