For one I don't think you even work at Fedex so all you know is heresy. Were you here during the pre union years when Fred would come and talk to the pilots? Or when we got the RED letter from Fred saying he will do it with us or with out us? Or through the economic downturn and the loss of FE seats when things were stagnant? I did think so. So all you are really sayong is Blah Blah Blah a bunch of crap you don't understand a thing about. So keep talking about how us old guys don't know anything. We know and undrstand a lot more about this business than you will ever know as an outsider.

Fedex goes through a transformational change in every downturn, you just were not here to experience it. We felt it, however we were doing a lot better than the pax carriers so everyone on the outside thought things were all roses. Fedex has always tried to ship things the cheapest way, if you worked here you would see the freight getting loaded into semi's to get trucked especially on two and three day.
Fedex is trying to unwind a lot of the excesses from COVID when they were printing money. What the biggest difference is the postal service trucking more than before.

Management fooled all the new hires and junior with the big bid, gave them all false promises so they would have their blinders on during contract negotiations. The senior pilots new it was BS but the junior latched onto it like the pink pony they are chasing.

So if someone came here and did their homework they would know that the postal contract is up for contract every 5-6 years and we could lose a portion of that business, also they would have known that the COVID excess would not last. Guess what the free money has been spent and people are spending less money on things, which means less manufacturing and production lines that don't need updating. So only looking at our W-2's and listening to all the drfat volunteer stories and fast upgrades you were mislead for the long term.

Of course there are a lot of things that can be improved here. Are we going to get them all at once, no. As for the common theme, that is the common theme during every contract, it is what the company wants and we are stupid enough to give it to them.

You can stay here and try and make it better or you can go somewhere else and take your chances. At least you have an option since everyone is hiring.