From Priority3:
You can partly blame ALPA, goarmy, at least on compensation. How?
Talking to our finance guys, our agreed to top hourly rate in 2006 was $235 neighborhood, but once ALPA publicly undercut our already agreed to 235 last year, our mediator forced us lower. So without even looking at the passenger carriers, ALPA FedEx undercut hourly rates and can be directly blamed for our weak top hourly rates.
WTF!
My car broke down, damn FedEx ALPA group. My wife's cheating on me, damn FedEx ALPA group. I busted my checkride, damn FedEx ALPA group. It rained today on my birthday, damn FedEx ALPA. Our top hourly rates are too low, damn FedEx ALPA..........
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Default yes vote, I admit
It's not a bad contract. It underdelivers on many fronts, but it's not a bad contract.
I'm voting yes as it stands now. I've had a change of heart after an extensive reading of the T/A.
But with all your complaining you're still going to vote yes. What a man.