Reading the last NC update, we are far apart on compensation with the company "taken aback" by the retro and rates numbers.... Uhh yeah, y'all chose to **** around, drag this out for as long as you did, now you get to find out. The bill has become payable now, and this group ain't settling.

Personally, I think anything the mediators will come up with next week is going to be underwhelming and unratifiable. I could be wrong, and I hope I'm wrong, but my number isn't industry-leading 737 rates by $1. Sorry BoJo... you missed that train a couple years ago.

Also, retro numbers too big? Well shucks BoJo, you had Carl stonewalling us for how long? What did you think was gonna happen? That we were gonna swoon at you "luving on us"? Four letter acronym from Goodfellas comes to mind....

Personally, I think we'll reject the mediators' offer. From that point, I think we'll either get iced, or we'll get released to cooling off period since we already stated we're not accepting the proffer of arbitration. I also believe that the real negotiations will happen once we're released to cooling off period. Nobody wants a strike, and getting released will really kick the negotiations into high gear because if no deal reached in 30 days, 800+ aircraft get parked, and Wall Street would sh!t.

And for those who think we'll just get iced, so what? Being iced hurts Southwest way more than it'll hurt us - good luck recruiting and retaining pilots. The company and FA's worked through their "ice" and now they have a TA. Whether it passes or not is another story...

Again, I know which rates are acceptable to me. Simply put, no 737 rate in the industry is acceptable to me, and I will vote NO on anything that's not benchmark setting - "industry leading" by a penny or a dollar doesn't cut it by a rather wide margin.

I have my spreadsheet for retro, and yes, it's a big number getting bigger each month. Keep stalling BoJo.... ain't getting any smaller.

Rewarding FO's while neglecting captains also doesn't cut it. Retaining year 1-5 FO is the company problem, not ours. Each pilot will spend far more time in the left seat than in those payscales, so while I understand the company wanting to pump up those numbers, they can get it via high captain rates as well.

I don't know.... maybe the company will finally have its come-to-Jesus moment, but.... I'm not holding my breath. Benchmark-setting (not just industry leading) or shut'er down.