Try <a href="http://the-mechanic.com/mainbb.html" target="_blank">http://the-mechanic.com/mainbb.html</a> if you want to find out what the objections were to the Presidential Emergency Board contract recommendations. A lot of the mechanics feel that they shouldn't have to accept a flawed contract just to protect the pilot's wages, since this contract is the only contract at the airline with negotiated pay givebacks. The pay givebacks should be negotiated after the contract is voted in, like the rest of the unions on the property. While the pay increases look impressive initially, it is doubtful anyone will see the increase in their paychecks with the current contract langauge. It also does not help that the membership does not trust the union leadership, and the union leadership did not come out against the PEB recommendations until just before the vote, when they realized which way the wind was blowing with the mechanics.
This isn't Eastern Airlines yet, it is more like Northwest. Except there isn't going to be any strikes.