Let me throw something out here a minute. I was on the PBS thread and now I mostly understand what that is and why some people might like it while others not so much.
What jumped out at me is the system is automated which means it has some type of software that runs it. It's supposedly secure and can't be tweaked by Management. Bear in mind this is the same crack IT Team that gave you the Res Migration and compromised secure data, Do you really think that Management can't "play" with the software to achieve certain outcomes beneficial to it and not F/A's? Secondly do you trust management not to intervene by tweaking the software unbeknownst to you? ME, personally I wouldn't agree to a thing until I had a report in my hands from a 3rd party security consultant of AFA choosing (with US footing the bill) regarding the policies and protocols for the system.
I mean really do you trust Jerry Glass? Doug Parker? Scot Kirby? or Robert Isom?
Second thing is a 5 year deal when it takes at least 2 year after the contract is up? Excuse me but are you out of your minds? Short of a $10/hr across the board raise three years to me is a deal breaker. Especially with a looming merger on the horizon.
Like PITbull said, you guys did real good. NOW you have to build upon this success and put a metaphorical beat down on Jerry Glass and Parker.
