Originally Posted by
Elevation
I'm a yes vote. This is an improvement before our contract opens up for negotiation. Regardless of who's in charge turning this down does not mean they come to us with something better in the future. Holding out for better, like we did in the past often costs more than we eventually get.
If we hold out when there aren't negotiations ongoing, we are hoping for a fix that likely isn't coming. This is tangible, significant and it improves our starting position when negotiations finally do open up.
Improvement for
who? Unless you're hitting retirement caps you get nothing until 2026. Unless you commute to Australia you get nothing. The company gets to solve their retention and hiring problem by keeping the Australians on property, and recruiting more overseas pilots. Half the seniority list won't get a single improvement.