Originally Posted by
ROTORGUY
At this point do you guys think the majority of the pilot group (51+%) just wish they voted yes for TA2023? After 2 years of still not having a contract do you believe the next TA will be much better than the previous? What was the big hold back on TA2023? I have a friend interested in FedEx and was just curious. I hope you guys get a great new contract you deserve and hopefully soon.
Probably not. Anecdotally I’ve heard several say that they regret voting no. The difficult dynamic we’re working with is that many of the folks close to retirement would like an increase to the pension (obviously), while many of the younger pilots are concerned about work rules and scope (which is quite reasonable from their point of view). At this point the voting structure probably favors the younger pilots, as we’ve had ~400-500 retirements since TA2023, and about the same number of pilots get off of probation and become eligible to vote on a TA. My crystal ball says if they ran the vote today with TA2023 as written, but updated pay rates it would probably fail (again).