Originally Posted by QRH Bingo

Haha, exactly. You cannot predict what the future is gonna do. I was very much outspoken and against the contract at Republic (I was not part of it). And simply trying to say if no one signed it, it would go away. But that clearly did not work and Republic still got more applications than they needed to fill seats.

Fast forward and those kids who signed it out of desperation are looking like they will have made out like bandits with the industry-wide slowdown. They got steady work, $100k in bonuses, and will be in perfect position for when hiring ramps up again. They timed it perfectly, even if unknowingly.

I stood corrected. I still disagree with the premise and wish no one would have signed it but I cannot control what others do. Good for them.