Okay, how about this then. We ALL do better when each peer is raising the bar to some degree. Each contract has its unique items which need attention/individual attention, but adding soft pay, vacation, retirement, sick, in addition to pay rates and other “goodies”. Pattern bargaining isn’t just about “me too” on pay rates & soft pay. If DL adds one good item, UA can get it and add its own good item. AA then gets them both and then adds it own goodie to the mix. In the next round, DL then continues the cycle. WN has a role here too. That’s the power of pattern bargaining. But everyone has to do their part.

Can APA not understand the frustration when other peers are doing all the hard work, and not getting any help from APA? 4 attempts to get nothing more than “me too” additions? All it would take is a penny more on the pay table, and once DL and UA use that, APA gets it on the next contract. We are scratching each others backs.