I've been watching your debate here and commend you all for it. Yeah, it get's testy, but that's part of the process.

A word of caution. You have a couple of people posting here who try to pass as, or are percieved as "experts" on unions, law and the RLA, who are not members of your pilot group; in fact they are mouthpieces for others who want you to get on with it and get this done. In reality, they have little experience, they just write what they are told.

This is YOUR contract and your airline. Take the time to read, listen and ask the tough questions of your leadership. Don't be emotional, it'll whack you every time. Don't assume that you are "entitled" to what other carriers have...you get what you bargain for. Management sees you as numbers on a ledger sheet...nothing more, nothing less.

Trust yourselves. Don't let outsiders tell you what to do or how to vote.

You'll do fine.