I don't know why so many are fixating on the 3%. I don't doubt that it would be near impossible for any NC to do better, with the unknowns of the upcoming scheduling changes. And, I understand the company's desire to not open the scheduling sections of our contract. Our NC has said as much...This is a bridge to a comprehensive contract.

Having said all that. If we are agreeing to the company's FDA idea, which will reduce the number of pilots needed...Why are ZERO of all the other items WE need, not fixed? You don't have to change Hours of Service and Scheduling rules to fix deviation banks, accepted fares, catering parameters, staging protection, 4A2b, reserve transparency, the disputed pairing process, real-time trip trading, etc. NOT ONE of those is addressed, satisfactorily, in this TA. Not one.

As usual...We're giving much more than we're getting.