The emails don't really give any information, that's the problem. I understand they're on a blackout, but when I see a Negotiating Update, I want to hear some info, not just give me dates and times and section discussed. If you can't talk about it, don't send out an email. The last one I got worth anything was the one that basically said the entire Compensation discussion was "very disappointing". At least I knew how things were progressing (or weren't progressing).
Maybe it's an F/O thing, but Section 4 is where I'm going first, followed closely by the sections rumored to have give-backs in it (Section 5). Scope is also a killer.
They keep saying that the Midwest deal is going to happen, and that will affectively double my upgrade if we go 1 for 4 like they rumored and don't put up a 5 year fence, and that's ONLY IF we order more airplanes that start arriving right after the 737 deliveries stop (I'll barely upgrade at my seniority as it is WITHOUT a merger).
I expect to be compensated for that loss in career expectations. The quick upgrade was the main reason I came here, work rules and QOL was the other. If the pay rates don't reflect that loss of upgrade or if the work rules deteriorate ANY while we're profitable, I'll simply vote NO and hope there's a lot of other people out there that feel the same way.
