At the time the deal was negotiated, many long haul pilots were concerned about having a job.
but we voted for it fair and square.
Really, remember the
T E R M I N A L D E C L I N E ? The reality was this was a highly manipulated, orchestrated campaign to plausibly convince the majority of the pilots they were going to lose their jobs
unless they voted for the Long Haul EBA NG. The
NG (B787 / 777 / ULH) sub-EBA is the only agreement the company were interested in, knowing the 747 & A380 were done. Every other aircraft that entered service would be on the NG conditions, where the nexus between flight time and overtime pay had been broken, along with the removal of night credits ensuring a very large productivity increase for the company.
This was an extraordinary outcome for the company, requiring extraordinary manipulation, and it worked. No wonder there are a lot of pilots with buyers remorse.