Being on the west I'm not all that upset about this deal getting blocked for now. Pay aside, we were going to lose a lot of good things in our contract with this MOU (STD, LTD, medical, duty rigs, better reserve system, profit sharing,etc). It all adds up. I'm sure the merger will eventually happen but we've just been given an extension to operate under what I feel is a better contract for a little while longer.
For those who haven't taken the time to see just how much paying more for medical, getting a lower guarantee, and how the new work rules eat into soft time and that $/hr figure you've been salivating over, crunch the numbers........we don't have it as bad as it would appear on the surface (west contract). For the east on LOA 93, enjoy sleeping in the bed you've made.
Don't get me wrong. A raise is a raise. Just trying to stay positive here.