Originally Posted by
CBreezy
I think this is going to be a major sticking point and serious propaganda fodder for a small but vocal percent of the list that will see a substantial decrease in pay and an equal substantial increase in work. It doesn't matter what's in the contract for the farmers. We just have to make sure to fairly evaluate an agreement and not let people who would never agree to fix m7 in the first place drive the boat.
Right, but the flip side of that is the group that has never received a 23M7 payment, doesn’t understand its value, and doesn’t care about the value of a potential trade. This is the group that RG is banking on to influence the MEC enough to win a discounted deal. It’s also a small, but vocal minority.
The entire pilot group should become aware of not only the value of auto-accept/23M7, but also its secondary operational effects. As others have said, auto-accept drives trips into premium coverage that wouldn’t have otherwise gone premium. Most pilots have likely benefitted at least once, even if indirectly.
This leverage represents one of the best opportunities in recent history for the pilot group to make significant gains across the entire contract. This is not the time to sell ourselves short.