Probably because it doesn't cost the company anything to try out the new rates first and slide up from there if they determine it would benefit them. We get nothing for that btw.

We should have at least negotiated some sort of snap up in the event they want to bump up first year pay by 45%

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My biggest problem with this TA is the attitude from both the union and many members of the pilot group, some even posting on here. As someone else mentioned, there is way too much emphasis on "tomorrow's fight" and "the next bite out of the apple" and so on, so forth.

It seems like there is this big change in attitude that we keep procrastinating, but oh it's going to happen, just not today.

But when does it though?