Dog, the geography of where the pilots is hugely different.
I agree, and this is why we are a weak opponent, always thinking about number one and not our fellow pilot. Personally, the proposed deal enough was actually good enough for my own category/base but I don't think it was good enough for several others, so I voted it down.
Pay is the is one element that should unite us all! United we stand. Divided we get pecked to death. I'm a fairly "sitting in the middle" kind of guy too, but I'm also pretty tired of getting pecked at.
Just my two cents (continually eroded by inflation)