H25cptn,
I have seen your post from time to time on UPS so I guess you are in the pool and tired of swimming?
Unfortunately the bull**CENSORED****CENSORED****CENSORED****CENSORED** they are putting out about our contract is just that. We have moved from negotiating week on, week off to starting to negotiate almost every week on. They are trying to keep the public optimistic and pump up the stock prices.
My forecast is this, I believe we might see a t/a around the first of the year. I don't know if this will be acceptable. We have been in the scheduling section for the last 9 months. I don't believe the company is going to give up the flexibility they have to rape and brutalize us with no financial penalty easily.
You really would not want to come here and be junior right now. Let us work out the bugs and your first year will be alot better.
With the new flying we are adding I seriously believe we will see newhires in the next 12-18 months out of necessity.
Good luck
Nightrider