Just pulled out the old 1999 pay scales.
Assuming this TA is ratified, pay increases over the past 16 years will have amounted to an annual increase of 1.54% for a 10-year senior first officer. The gross pay has increased 25.7% since 1999.
What has inflation averaged annually over the past 16 years? 2.35%
Gross pay SHOULD have increased by 41.7% since 1999.
There's a shortage of qualified pilots, too, right?
Just sayin'...