There's this sentiment from part of the pilot group that PBS will absolutely destroy the airline and that ALL QOL (what little there is) will be killed by adding PBS. The only way that will come to pass is if the working rules that are negotiated with the implementation of PBS are garbage rules. Yes, trip-touching will go away. No, that is not the end all and be all of our contract. The negotiating committee will have to negiotate something similar to trip-touching or it's equivalent. That HAS to be done along with realistic implementation timelines, with drastic consequences for not meeting those deadlines.

I personally believe that the pilot group will not see a new contract if there is such a hardline stance on not getting PBS. The company has hitched its wagon to PBS and I do not see them un-hitching it, unless the pay rates are substantially less than industry-leading.