Originally Posted by Yuko

Rock,

I know you are big on clarity. I am a young FedEx Pilot and should be familiar with my demographic. I do not see a “significant percentage” of pilots saying old guys are in it for themselves. Can you tell me how many of my demographic kin are into this?

Further, as a youngun, I saw 500+ senior block voters say No to this proposal. They also saw what many middle and junior voters saw: a TA that was not worthy of ratification. I see their actions in the same great light akin to when the membership said no to B plan pension schemes that would fracture the membership years ago. I appreciate their vote/actions then and now.

What I do see is a cross section of young and old No voters who are upset about this underperforming concessionary proposal. (That is okay)

Everyone is a little emotional now and it will calm down, we just buried TA1 (I believe it was the right way to go) so folks are still doing their mourning. This will come in all sorts. A lot of it is loud right now.

You are probably doing some of your mourning too. I expect some yes voters to be loud but it is all part of the process towards a TA2.0.

Let folks get it out of their system because we have a long trek ahead (not a bad thing).

You are calling for folks to keep it honest, it always start with us, with me, with you. There is is no “significant percentage”.

In closing, get your TA list ready for the surveys and save a little room for not a single pilot left behind since amenable date for retirement improvement.

We did not delay improvements by 20+ years. Our company did. We did not delay focused negotiations. We did not strong arm our employer during CoVID. We actually answered the mail in billions of profit. The time for thank you emails and tv interviews about what was accomplished are over. This goodwill must be answered in the form of proper compensation package that honors the best cargo airline pilots (company’s words) on the planet.

Peak is coming. UPS negotiations are coming. Postal contract is coming. Leverage is fluid.

Not one pilot left behind, Let’s GO!