I don't think we took the first offer, think the first offer truly would have been concessionary or COLA raises (pay raise isn't a COLA raise, also not a 3% slope raise...but a COLA raise would have been a 1.6sh slope) Whether it's an acceptable raise is a totally different point.
I do believe our Lawyers and NC when them mentioned during the last MEC meeting that once $$ start bouncing accross the table that the end game comes quickly.
Do believe it's quite possible that our NC stopped too soon out of the all too human desire to Git R dun, which is a common negotiating mistake.
I think FedEx has a contingency plan to get through peak. I don't think Mgt is going to be throwing $$ at us in November to get an acceptable TA across the table. That'd simply send the wrong message, because there Will be subsequent contract negotiations and nobody has ever said FedEx mgt doesn't play hardball when they're negotiating.
But that's also not a reason to vote Yes