I think your point in principle is VA Pilots are underpaid, overworked, undervalued, under resourced on shift, and on an crap agreement. 95% agree with you on those points. That’s no trade secret.
Just be careful getting too sidetracked when negotiations really start to get heated. Dont get too emotional in regards to that 5%. It’s pretty darn clear the whole team isn’t voting anything in unless the pay freeze is pulled back plus other items. It’s clear as mud, you don’t need to spend millions on new lawyers, you will not find a more angry pilot body on earth. Don’t make this too complicated, the path ahead is clear, everyone knows what is acceptable to be voted in and the results will prove that. The large profit figure recently announced just made everyone even more angry, remember the dialogue a few months back, we cannot afford to pay this and that, we only made a hundred million bucks. The attempt to make out that a hundred million was about as best as it will get, was nothing but lies. The company has afford to reinstate the old deal, the proof is in the numbers.
Talking about seating layouts and stuff is getting too off track from what is important here. Stick to the above key points, and you will get a decent outcome.
Don’t blow off course folks. 3 months to run. I feel like you are rocking the boat the wrong way.