Must be..at NWA we didn't MEMRAT until the last contract. The 98 contract would have been voted down if it went to MEMRAT. The MEC turned it down, and we went on strike/lock out.

What we got was better than offered. Cap on RJ-85s, phased out B-scale (no new B-scale and those on it were phased out), and at the time (until UAL) the industry leading cointract.

So yes, be prepared to go on strike, or don't vote it down; No pain, No gain