Originally Posted by
OTZeagle1
We honestly had the farthest to go, combined with the most significant hurdles… we needed to go first. From this point others have a starting point to better. National has carefully constructed snap ups to protect all parties. In the current pilot environment, our scarcity alone is probably sufficient. We have all seen this at the regional level, if any one is too far behind, management has to fix the disparity or they will not be able to retain or attract. Be angry, vote no, watch the magic, we finally hold all the cards as a group. Maybe if we stayed off each other’s boards, trusted our own MECs and NCs, we would realize we are all in this together, we are all in good hands. Their are a few out there with unrealistic expectations though.
This "snap up" won't save us from only getting 4%. JB and SW are pretty far off from getting anything. The top 3 will have to exceed $350 within the next 11 months for the average to cancel out the bottom two. These rates will be ours to own for the next 6 years, maybe longer. For years I've heard 99% of this group say we're never again going to accept 5% less. Now guys are tripping over their deeks to do just that. Inflation calculators have your 2019, $266/hr rate at $308 today. Do you believe you're worth $2 less than a mere inflation bump? If you really, truly, believe we hold all the cards, why are we settling for rates below a known range? Send it back and be confident in your Royal Flush.